oversleep

verb

over·sleep ˌō-vər-ˈslēp How to pronounce oversleep (audio)

overslept ˌō-vər-ˈslept How to pronounce oversleep (audio)

; oversleeping

intransitive verb

: to sleep beyond the time for waking

transitive verb

: to allow (oneself) to oversleep

Example Sentences

Be sure to set your alarm clock so that you don't oversleep.

Recent Examples on the Web After oversleeping and missing his bus to school, a Michigan teen was almost killed by a trigger-happy homeowner while trying to ask for directions.

Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 14 Apr. 2018 Adding to the drama, on the last day of the trial, one of the jurors overslept by an hour and finally woke to find many messages from the court on his phone.

Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2018 Among the most typical excuses were traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), the weather (28 percent) and - my favorite - just being too tired to get out of bed (23 percent).

Gene Marks, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018 Among the more typical excuses as to why employees are late to work: traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), bad weather (28 percent), too tired to get out of bed (23 percent) and forgetting something (13 percent).

Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018 Auburn was his dream school, but the Tigers overslept in the major phase of his recruiting.

Jeff Sentell, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017 Last year, he was sent back to his junior team after oversleeping on the first day of training camp.

Allan Kreda, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2016 See More

单词	overslept
释义	oversleep verb over·sleep ˌō-vər-ˈslēp overslept ˌō-vər-ˈslept ; oversleeping intransitive verb : to sleep beyond the time for waking transitive verb : to allow (oneself) to oversleep Example Sentences Be sure to set your alarm clock so that you don't oversleep. Recent Examples on the Web After oversleeping and missing his bus to school, a Michigan teen was almost killed by a trigger-happy homeowner while trying to ask for directions. Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 14 Apr. 2018 Adding to the drama, on the last day of the trial, one of the jurors overslept by an hour and finally woke to find many messages from the court on his phone. Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2018 Among the most typical excuses were traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), the weather (28 percent) and - my favorite - just being too tired to get out of bed (23 percent). Gene Marks, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018 Among the more typical excuses as to why employees are late to work: traffic (51 percent), oversleeping (31 percent), bad weather (28 percent), too tired to get out of bed (23 percent) and forgetting something (13 percent). Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018 Auburn was his dream school, but the Tigers overslept in the major phase of his recruiting. Jeff Sentell, ajc, 30 Aug. 2017 Last year, he was sent back to his junior team after oversleeping on the first day of training camp. Allan Kreda, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2016 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Kids Definition oversleep verb over·sleep ˌō-vər-ˈslēp overslept -ˈslept ; oversleeping : to sleep beyond the usual time or beyond the time set for getting up overslept verb past tense of oversleep as in slept in Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance slept in dropped off slept dreamed hibernated dozed dreamt snoozed nodded off napped catnapped slumbered drowsed (off) rested Antonyms & Near Antonyms woke awoke arose rose aroused waked awaked See More
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oversleep

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