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sleep
Third Person
oversleeps
Present Participle
oversleeping
Past Tense
overslept
Past Participle
overslept
1
to wake up later than one intended to
- Many people tend to oversleep on weekends after a busy week.
- If someone oversleeps, they might miss an important meeting or appointment.
- After a late night, it is easy to accidentally oversleep the next day.
- She overslept yesterday and missed her morning class.
- She often oversleeps and misses her morning bus.