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(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended. / (reflexive, now rare) To sleep for longer than one intended. / (transitive) To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.).

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Source Word

oversleep

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈəʊvəɹˌsliːp/

Verb

intransitive archaic reflexive transitive

(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended. / (reflexive, now rare) To sleep for longer than one intended. / (transitive) To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.).

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）予定していたよりも長く眠り、起きるべき時間に起きられないこと、すなわち寝坊すること。 / （他動詞）指定された時間やイベントを過ぎて眠る、または寝過ごすという意味。