oversleep: Meaning and Definition of

o•ver•sleep

Pronunciation: (ō"vur-slēp'), [key]

— v., -slept, -sleep•ing.

—v.i.

to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.

—v.t.

to sleep beyond (a certain hour): She had overslept her usual time of arising.
to let (oneself&hasp;) sleep past the hour of arising: Of all mornings to oversleep myself!

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