- doze off (to sleep)
- doze off (to sleep)to slip away into sleep. •
I dozed off to sleep during the second act of the opera.
•I was so comfortable that I just dozed off.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
doze off (to sleep)
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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 — 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
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
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 — [n] light sleep catnap, drowse, forty winks*, nap, shut eye*, siesta, slumber, snooze*; concepts 315,681 doze [v] take a nap catch a wink*, catnap, cop some z’s*, drift off*, drop off*, drowse, nod off*, sleep, sleep lightly, slumber, snooze;… … New thesaurus
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
doze — verb (I) to sleep lightly for a short time: Pam often dozes in her chair after lunch. doze noun (singular) especially BrE: having a doze in front of the telly doze off phrasal verb (I) to go to sleep, especially when you did not intend to; drop… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
doze — Synonyms and related words: beauty sleep, beddy bye, bedtime, blanket drill, bye bye, catnap, dorm, doze off, dozy, dreamland, drop off, drowse, drowsy, fitful sleep, forty winks, hibernation, kip, land of Nod, light sleep, nap, nod off, nodding … Moby Thesaurus
