doze off


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doze 1

 (dōz)
v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es
v.intr.
To sleep lightly and intermittently.
v.tr.
To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.
n.
A short, light sleep.
Phrasal Verb:
doze off
To fall into a light sleep.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
doz′er n.

doze 2

 (dōz)
intr. & tr.v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es
To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.doze off - change from a waking to a sleeping statedoze off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, dope off, drift off, drop off
zonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"
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Translations
يَبْدَأُ بِالنَوْمِ الـخَفِيفيَغْفو، يَغْلِبُهُ النُّعاس
zdřímnout (si)zdřímnout si
døse hen
pilkkiätorkahtaauinahtaa
assoupirs’assoupir
zadrijematipridrijemati
detta útaf; fá sér blund
まどろむ
깜박 잠들다
zdriemnuť si
slumra till
งีบหลับไป
içi geçmekuyuyakalmak
ngủ lơ mơ

w>doze off

vi → einschlafen, einnicken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

doze

(dəuz) verb
to sleep lightly for short periods. The old lady dozed in her chair.
noun
a short sleep.
doze off
to go into a light sleep.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

doze off

→ يَبْدَأُ بِالنَوْمِ الـخَفِيف zdřímnout (si) døse hen einnicken αποκοιμιέμαι adormecerse, dormirse torkahtaa s’assoupir zadrijemati addormentarsi まどろむ 깜박 잠들다 indutten duppe av przysnąć cochilar, passar pelas brasas задремать slumra till งีบหลับไป uyuyakalmak ngủ lơ mơ 打盹儿
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