oversleep

UK /əʊvəˈsliːp/ US /oʊvəɹˈslip/

verb 3

Collocations

ADJ.

late, still

VERB + OVERSLEEP

care, don't, happen, let, sleeping

OVERSLEEP + NOUN

i'm, morning, you'll

PREP.

until, up

ADV.

again, ever, often, sometimes, usually

verb

To sleep for longer than intended.

I overslept and was late for school.

To sleep for longer than one intended.

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.

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

to oversleep one's usual hour of rising

I overslept and was late for school.

Wiktionary

After such a train of fatigue and restless nights, I had unhappily overslept myself […].

Wiktionary

Theodore made awkward excuses, and attributed his delay to having overslept himself.

Wiktionary

Do not oversleep tomorrow morning.

Tatoeba · #71847

I have three alarm clocks so as not to oversleep.

Tatoeba · #258768

Take care not to oversleep.

Tatoeba · #268937

i Register

In some senses, oversleep is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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