Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep in

/ˌsliːp ˈɪn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: sleep- in
IPA: /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in."
"She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/
British English: /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

sleeps in (present, singular) sleeping in (participle, present) slept in (participle, past) slept in (past)

Phrases

sleep-in

Frequently Paired Words

sleep-in oversleep

Synonyms

lie in sleep late live in

Questions

How do you pronounce sleep in?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/.
What does sleep in mean?: To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.

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