Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversleep

/oʊvəɹˈslip/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: over-sleep
IPA: /oʊvəɹˈslip/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sleep for longer than intended.

Intransitive verb

verb

To sleep for longer than one intended.

Archaic

verb

To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I overslept and was late for school."
"After such a train of fatigue and restless nights, I had unhappily overslept myself […]."
"Theodore made awkward excuses, and attributed his delay to having overslept himself."
"The following morning, Toad, who had overslept himself as usual, came down to breakfast disgracefully late, [...]."
"to oversleep one's usual hour of rising"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sleep English oversleep From over- + sleep.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /oʊvəɹˈslip/
British English: /əʊvəˈsliːp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oversleeps (present, singular) oversleeping (participle, present) overslept (participle, past) overslept (past)

Derived Forms

oversleeper

Phrases

sleep in sleep it out

Frequently Paired Words

outsleep sleep in sleep it out

Antonyms

undersleep

Rhymes With

keep sleep deep cheap asleep sheep steep sweep leap creep jeep heap

Questions

How do you pronounce oversleep?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊvəɹˈslip/.
What does oversleep mean?: To sleep for longer than intended.
Where does oversleep come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sleep English oversleep From over- + sleep.

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