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oversleeping

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːpɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈslipɪŋ/
oversleepingnoun
Translations
Oversleeping can cause you to be late for work.
Проспание может привести к тому, что вы опоздаете на работу.
Definitions
The act of sleeping for a longer period than intended or necessary.
Oversleeping caused him to miss his morning meeting.
Synonyms
overslumbering
prolonged sleep
excessive sleeping
sleeping in
oversleepinggerund / present participle
Used attributively to modify a noun, e.g., “an oversleeping guard”.
Definitions
Failing to wake up at the intended time; habitually or currently oversleeping.
The oversleeping employees arrived late again.
Synonyms
dozing off
dozing
lying in
late-rising
sleeping late (lying in)
sleeping late
sleeping in
oversleepinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːpɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsliːpɪŋ/
Definitions
Present-participle adjective describing someone who is sleeping longer than intended.
The oversleeping child missed the school bus.
Synonyms
late-rising
having a lie-in
lying in
slumbering
dozing
snoozing
sleeping in
oversleepverb

oversleeping

Gerund

overslept
Past Simple
overslept
Past Participle
oversleeping
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈslip/
Translations
I set an alarm, but I still managed to oversleep.
Я поставил будильник, но всё равно умудрился проспать.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
doze
sleep in
snooze
nap
slumber
Antonyms
get up
arise
wake
oversleepnoun
Definitions
An act or instance of sleeping longer than intended.
A sudden failure of the alarm resulted in an oversleep.
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