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Meanings of sleep in in English

Spanish
ser interno

Live in the house where one works.

ser interno

Sleep later than usual or customary.

To fail to wake up at the intended time.

Synonyms
Examples for "oversleep"
Examples for "oversleep"
1
But I was afraid you would oversleep yourself, and miss the ball.
Trumps
2
I was afraid I'd oversleep, and I kept awake nearly all night.
The Lure of the Labrador Wild
3
Poor Junie would have to oversleep herself on Sunday, that was all.
The Glimpses of the Moon
4
If we use a mild shock to awaken us, we won't oversleep.
Islands of Space
5
The reader will easily imagine I did not oversleep myself the following morning.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
Usage of sleep in in English
1
I haven't had a single good night's sleep in the past year.
The dream of perpetual motion
2
I'm never going to be able to sleep in this new room.
Welcome to Dead House
3
The old couple who are in charge sleep in the village to-night.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2
4
If he does sleep in the thing, she thought, that's his problem.
In the Dark
5
And the creatures could sleep in the shed behind the rolling chairs.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
6
They sleep in the daytime and work at night for greater efficiency.
The Elephant Vanishes
7
They agreed to rig the mainsail tarpaulin-wise and sleep in the boat.
Foul Play
8
The soldiers had abandoned us and gone to sleep in the village.
Southern Arabia
9
I want you with me; you may sleep in my bed tonight.
Autobiography of a Yogi
10
The bed was the finest I had ever had to sleep in.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
11
Ulysses laid him down to sleep in the gallery of the hall.
The Story of the Odyssey
12
It is not to sleep in, the first need of the home.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
13
He does not sleep in my ward; to-morrow will be too late.
Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03
14
I had to find a new place to sleep in the Square.
Taking care of gods
15
Let the little slain children, and the violated women, sleep in honor.
Golden Lads
16
She will sleep in the sitting-room, and I will do the cooking.
Penelope's Irish Experiences
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Translations for sleep in
Sleep in through the time
Sleep in across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
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