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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

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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