Learn English Irregular Verbsoversleep /ˌəʊ.vəˈsliːp/
- to sleep for longer than you intended to and so wake up late:
I actually overslept this morning and missed most of the first half of the meeting.
I tend to oversleep until I've had the 8 hours, no matter how many alarms I have set.
Past simple
- overslept
Past participle
- overslept
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