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oversleep

/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/

/ˌoʊvərˈslip/

Translations

oversleepverb

overslept

Past Simple

overslept

Past Participle

oversleeping

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/

/ˌoʊvərˈslip/

I set an alarm, but I still managed to oversleep.

Я поставил будильник, но всё равно умудрился проспать.

Synonyms

sleep in

Antonyms

get up

oversleepnoun

oversleeps

/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/

/ˌoʊvərˈsliːp/

Used to denote a single occurrence of sleeping longer than intended.

Synonyms

sleep late (noun)

late awakening

late rise

oversleepverb

To sleep longer than intended or planned, often resulting in being late.

I overslept and missed the first part of the meeting.

To fail to wake up in time for (something) by sleeping too long.

He overslept the early train and had to catch the next one.

oversleepnoun

An act or instance of sleeping longer than intended.

A sudden failure of the alarm resulted in an oversleep.