oversleep

«oversleep» in Mova's school dictionary: To sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (oversleep, oversleeps, overslept, oversleeping)

meaning for a pupil

To sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday school life, oversleeping makes you late. It is common in stories and excuses.

examples

• I overslept and missed the bus. tree →
• Don't oversleep on the day of the trip! tree →
• He always oversleeps on Mondays. tree →
• Set two alarms so you won't oversleep. tree →
• The Dormouse seemed to oversleep all the time. tree →
• She overslept and had to run to school. tree →

note

Past: overslept (not oversleeped). Do not confuse with «sleep over» (stay the night at a friend's house).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «oversleep» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.