oversleep
verb/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/
/ˌəʊvərˈsliːp/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they oversleep | /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/ /ˌəʊvərˈsliːp/ |
| he / she / it oversleeps | /ˌəʊvəˈsliːps/ /ˌəʊvərˈsliːps/ |
| past simple overslept | /ˌəʊvəˈslept/ /ˌəʊvərˈslept/ |
| past participle overslept | /ˌəʊvəˈslept/ /ˌəʊvərˈslept/ |
| -ing form oversleeping | /ˌəʊvəˈsliːpɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈsliːpɪŋ/ |
- to sleep longer than you intended
- I overslept and missed the bus.
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