oversleep

[ oh-ver-sleep ]
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verb (used without object),o·ver·slept, o·ver·sleep·ing.
  1. to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.

verb (used with object),o·ver·slept, o·ver·sleep·ing.
  1. to sleep beyond (a certain hour): She had overslept her usual time of arising.

  2. to let (oneself) sleep past the hour of arising: Of all mornings to oversleep myself!

Origin of oversleep

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at over-, sleep

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British Dictionary definitions for oversleep

oversleep

/ (ˌəʊvəˈsliːp) /


verb-sleeps, -sleeping or -slept
  1. (intr) to sleep beyond the intended time for getting up

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