- doze off
the guy in front of us would doze off between all the musical numbers
Syn:fall asleep, go to sleep, drop off; informal nod off, drift off, sack out, conk out
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doze off — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑fall asleep, ↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑drowse off … Useful english dictionary
doze off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms doze off : present tense I/you/we/they doze off he/she/it dozes off present participle dozing off past tense dozed off past participle dozed off to start to sleep, especially during the day and without… … English dictionary
doze off — PHRASAL VERB If you doze off you fall into a light sleep, especially during the daytime. [V P] I closed my eyes for a minute and must have dozed off … English dictionary
doze off — verb To fall asleep unintentionally … Wiktionary
doze off — fall asleep, snooze, rest … English contemporary dictionary
ˌdoze ˈoff — phrasal verb to start to sleep without intending to … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
doze — [dəuz US douz] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From a [i]Scandinavian language; related to Old Norse dúsa to sleep lightly ] to sleep lightly for a short time ▪ Grandad was dozing in his chair. >doze n [singular] doze off phr v to go to sleep,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
doze — [ douz ] verb intransitive to sleep for a short time, especially during the day ╾ doze noun singular ,doze off phrasal verb intransitive to start to sleep, especially during the day and without intending to: I dozed off in front of the television … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
doze — doze1 [dōz] vi. dozed, dozing [prob. < Scand, as in Ice (& Swed dial.) dusa: for IE base, see DIZZY] to sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep vt. to spend (time) in dozing: usually with away n. a light sleep; nap doze off to fall into … English World dictionary
off — off1 [ôf, äf] adv. [LME var. of of,OF1, later generalized for all occurrences of of in stressed positions] 1. so as to be or keep away, at a distance, to a side, etc. [to move off, to ward off] 2. so as to be measured, divided, etc. [to pace off … English World dictionary
