sleep in
UK/ˌsliːp ˈɪn/US/ˌslip ˈɪn/
sleep in verb: to sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
Verb
sleep in (third-person singular simple present sleeps in, present participle sleeping in, simple past and past participle slept in)
- To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
- On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.
- Synonyms:
- lie in
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.
- She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.
sleep in meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
sleep in in Tamil
- வேலை செய்யும் வீட்டிலேயே தூங்கு
sleep in in Vietnamese
- to sleep late
- ngủ nướng
Synonyms of sleep in
Forms of sleep in
| third-person singular present | sleeps in |
|---|---|
| present participle | sleeping in |
| past participle | slept in |
| past | slept in |
Questions about sleep in
- What does sleep in mean?
- Sleep in means to sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
- What is sleep in in Tamil?
- Sleep in in Tamil is வேலை செய்யும் வீட்டிலேயே தூங்கு. See Sleep in meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sleep in?
- Sleep in is a verb.
- How do you pronounce sleep in?
- Sleep in is pronounced /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of sleep in?
- The past tense of sleep in is slept in.
Words near sleep in in the dictionary
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