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oversleep

 
Dictionary: o·ver·sleep   (ō'vər-slēp') pronunciation

v., -slept (-slĕpt'), -sleep·ing, -sleeps.

v.intr.
To sleep beyond one's usual or intended time for waking.

v.tr.
To sleep beyond the time for: I overslept my appointment.


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verb

    To sleep longer than intended: sleep in. See awareness/unawareness.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: sleep longer than intended


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sove over sig
v. tr. - sove for længe

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich verslapen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se réveiller trop tard
v. tr. - se réveiller trop tard

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschlafen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρακοιμάμαι

Italiano (Italian)
dormire troppo, svegliarsi in ritardo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dormir demais, acordar tarde, perder a hora

Русский (Russian)
проспать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - dormir demasiado
v. tr. - no despertar a tiempo, dormir más de lo previsto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försova sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
睡过头, 睡过, 使睡过头

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 睡過頭
v. tr. - 睡過, 使睡過頭

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 너무 자다
v. tr. - 늦잠자다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 寝過ごす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستغرق في النوم كثيرا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮המשיך לישון אחרי זמן הקימה‬
v. tr. - ‮ישן מעבר ל(שעה מסוימת)‬


 
 
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