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Meaning of sleep in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈsliːp ˌɪn

Definitions

  1. To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
    idiomatic, intransitive
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Bosanski zaspati заспати
Čeština zaspat
Deutsch ausschlafen ausschlafen verschlafen (oversleep)
Esperanto satdormi
Español dormir hasta tarde habérsele pegado a uno las sábanas
Suomi nukkua pommiin
Français faire la grasse matinée
Hrvatski zaspati заспати
日本語 寝坊する 寝過ごす
한국어 늦잠을 자다
Nederlands uitslapen verslapen (oversleep)
Polski wyspać się
Português dormir até tarde
Русский выспаться отоспаться проспать
Српски zaspati заспати
Svenska sova ut
Tiếng Việt ngủ nướng

Examples

“On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.”
“She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sleep in heavenly peace sleep in with sleep like a baby sleep like a dog sleep like a log sleep like a mouse

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