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Definition of oversleep verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

oversleep

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈslip//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they oversleep

he / she / it oversleeps

past simple overslept

-ing form oversleeping

to sleep longer than you intended I overslept and missed the bus.

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