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# oversleep

verb (oversleep, oversleeps, overslept, oversleeping)

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

## Everyday

To sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#x1)
- Don't oversleep on the day of the trip! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#x2)
- He always oversleeps on Mondays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#x3)
- Set two alarms so you won't oversleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#x4)
- The Dormouse seemed to oversleep all the time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#x5)
- She overslept and had to run to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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