oversleep

[ oh-ver-sleep ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈslip /

verb (used without object), o·ver·slept, o·ver·sleep·ing.

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.

to sleep beyond (a certain hour): She had overslept her usual time of arising.

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

RELATED WORDS

hibernate, crash, languish

Nearby words

oversight, oversimplify, oversize, overskirt, overslaugh, oversleep, oversleeve, overslip, oversold, oversolicitous, oversoul

Origin of oversleep

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

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Examples from the Web for overslept

Owing to her restless night, Priscilla overslept and had to dress in a hurry to avoid being late to breakfast.
Peggy Raymond's Way|Harriet Lummis Smith
However, to their joy they found that others had also overslept themselves.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys|Egerton R. Young
He went home, but overslept himself, and had to dress in a hurry.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
Wouldnt it be tough if some time we all overslept and didnt wake up till spring!
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three|Dexter J. Forrester

He had taken a nap and overslept, and here he was, right in the hen-house, in broad daylight.
The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum|Thornton W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for overslept

oversleep

/ (ˌəʊvəˈsliːp) /

verb -sleeps, -sleeping or -slept

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

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