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dozed off

dozed off is the simple past and past participle of doze off.

Meaning of doze off

Verb

doze off (third-person singular simple present dozes off, present participle dozing off, simple past and past participle dozed off)

  1. To fall asleep unintentionally.
    • Therefore, what the train of the future must do is offer a comfortable and enjoyable experience in well-designed carriages that (for example) have pleasant lighting, have seats that align with windows, and which are comfortable enough so that you can doze off without having to call your oesteopath...2021 April 7, Christian Wolmar, “Electrification is a given... but comfort matters as well”, in RAIL, number 928, page 47
    Synonyms:
    drop off, sack out

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Questions about dozed off

What is dozed off the simple past and past participle of?
Dozed off is the simple past and past participle of doze off.

Words near dozed off in the dictionary

  1. Dozals
  2. doze
  3. doze off
  4. doze offs
  5. dozed
  6. dozed off
  7. dozen
  8. dozenal
  9. dozenalism
  10. dozenalist
  11. dozenalists

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