Overslept

//ˌəʊ.vəˈslɛpt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of oversleep form-of, participle, past

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be behindhandbe latebe overdueblow the chanceburn the midnight oildoze

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"Tom expected to leave early in the morning, but he overslept."

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