oversleep

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈəʊvərˌsliːp/

Verb

Plain form oversleep

Third-person singular oversleeps

Past tense overslept

Past participle overslept

Present participle oversleeping

1. (intransitive) If you oversleep, you sleep longer than what you wanted.

   I overslept and was late for school.

Related words

• over
• sleep