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overslept

Syllables: o·ver·slept/ˌəʊ.vəˈslɛpt//ˌoʊ.vɚˈslɛpt/

overslept is the simple past and past participle of oversleep.

Meaning of oversleep

Verb

oversleep (third-person singular simple present oversleeps, present participle oversleeping, simple past and past participle overslept)

  1. (intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended.
    • I overslept and was late for school.
  2. (archaic, reflexive) To sleep for longer than one intended.
    • After such a train of fatigue and restless nights, I had unhappily overslept myself […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXXXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
  3. (transitive) To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.).
    • to oversleep one's usual hour of rising

Words that rhyme with overslept

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Questions about overslept

What is overslept the simple past and past participle of?
Overslept is the simple past and past participle of oversleep.
How do you pronounce overslept?
Overslept is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈslɛpt/ (UK).

Words near overslept in the dictionary

  1. oversleepers
  2. oversleeping
  3. oversleeps
  4. oversleeve
  5. oversleeves
  6. overslept
  7. overslid
  8. overslide
  9. overslides
  10. oversliding
  11. overslight

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