[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/doze/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) / doze

# doze

verb (doze, dozes, dozed, dozing); noun (a doze)

«doze» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To doze is to sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#m1)
2. A doze is a short, light sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#m2)
3. To doze can also mean to settle quietly into someone's mind, as a feeling does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people doze on the sofa, in a car or in the sun. In stories, a dozing guard or cat lets the hero sneak past. In health lessons, children need enough sleep at night so they don't doze in class. Phrases: «doze off», «have a doze», «dozing in the sun».

### Examples

- Grandpa dozed in his armchair after lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x1)
- I dozed off in the car on the way home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x2)
- The cat was dozing in the sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x3)
- The guard dozed while the thief crept past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x4)
- She had a short doze before the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x5)
- Don't doze off in class! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x6)
- The baby dozed in her pram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x7)
- He was still dozing when he was aroused by the neighing and pawing of his horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/#x8)

### Note

«Doze off» means fall asleep without meaning to. Similar: «nap», «snooze». Safety: drivers who doze can crash; adults stop and rest when sleepy. Not to be confused with «dose» (an amount of medicine) or «dozen» (12).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doze/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doze.html) on Mova free.