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(dōz) pronunciation

v., dozed, doz·ing, doz·es.

v.intr.
To sleep lightly and intermittently.

v.tr.
To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.

n.
A short, light sleep.

phrasal verb:

doze off

  1. To fall into a light sleep.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

dozer doz'er n.

doze2 (dōz) pronunciation
intr. & tr.v., dozed, doz·ing, doz·es.
To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.


verb

    To sleep for a brief period. catnap, nap, nod (off), siesta, snooze. Idioms: catchgrabtakeforty winks. See awareness/unawareness.

noun

    A brief sleep: catnap, nap, siesta, snooze. See awareness/unawareness.


v

Definition: nap
Antonyms: awaken

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - A light fitful sleep v. - Sleep lightly or for a short period of time.

Tutor's tip: "Does" (present tense of do) the corral hold five "does" (several female deer) instead of five horses?

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - døse, blunde
v. tr. - rydde med bulldozer
n. - lur, døs

idioms:

  • doze off    slumre hen, falde i søvn

Nederlands (Dutch)
sluimeren, slapen, suffen, dutje, sluimering

Français (French)
v. intr. - sommeiller, être assoupi
v. tr. - sommeiller
n. - somme

idioms:

  • doze off    s'assoupir, s'endormir

Deutsch (German)
v. - schlummern, duseln
n. - Schlummer, Halbschlaf

idioms:

  • doze off    eindösen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λαγοκοιμάμαι, γλαρώνω
n. - (καθομ.) υπνάκος

idioms:

  • doze off    αποκοιμιέμαι

Italiano (Italian)
sonnecchiare, assopimento

idioms:

  • doze off    appisolarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cochilar
n. - cochilo (m)

idioms:

  • doze off    adormecer

Русский (Russian)
дремать, дремота

idioms:

  • doze off    задремать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - dormirse
v. tr. - dormitar
n. - sueño ligero, sueño breve

idioms:

  • doze off    echar una cabezada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dåsa
n. - tupplur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
打瞌睡, 假寐, 打瞌睡度过, 瞌睡

idioms:

  • doze off    打瞌睡

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打瞌睡, 假寐
v. tr. - 打瞌睡度過
n. - 瞌睡

idioms:

  • doze off    打瞌睡

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 졸다
v. tr. - 졸며 시간을 보내다
n. - 선잠

idioms:

  • doze off    졸다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うたた寝する, 居眠りする
n. - うたた寝, 居眠り

idioms:

  • doze off    うとうとする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينوم نوم خفيف, ينعس, يتكاسل (الاسم) نوم قصير وخفيف, غفوة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נימנם‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר זמן בנמנום‬
n. - ‮תנומה, נימנם, שינה חטופה‬


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