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。

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I always oversleep after studying late into the night.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夜遅くまで勉強した後は、いつも寝過ごしてしまいます。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended.

I overslept and was late for school.

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Sense（2）

(reflexive, now rare) To sleep for longer than one intended.

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

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Sense（3）

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

to oversleep one's usual hour of rising

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oversleeps

（ present singular third-person ）

oversleeping

（ participle present ）

overslept

（ participle past ）

overslept

（ past ）

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