oversleep

American  

[oh-ver-sleep] / ˌoʊ vərˈslip /

verb (used without object)

overslept, oversleeping

1. to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking.

   He overslept and missed his train.

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verb (used with object)

overslept, oversleeping

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!

oversleep British  

/ ˌəʊvəˈsliːp /

verb

1. (intr) to sleep beyond the intended time for getting up

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Etymology

Origin of oversleep

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; over-, sleep

Example Sentences

“Did we oversleep?” he said, groggy, smelling the air.

From Literature

“I was up too late studying and I overslept. We’re still OK on time, right?”

From Literature

Another ten minutes and he would have overslept.

From Literature

But he overslept, missed his 6 a.m. call time, and arrived on the set more than an hour late.

From Salon

The teenager from Warrington said he had overslept after taking a morning nap, which did not impress his colleagues.

From BBC