verb
1. sleep later than usual or customary (Freq. 1)
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On Sundays, I sleep in
• Syn: ↑sleep late
• Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑kip, ↑slumber, ↑log Z's, ↑catch some Z's
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
2. live in the house where one works
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our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her
• Syn: ↑live in
• Hypernyms: ↑board
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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intransitive verb1. : to sleep where one is employed
two maids who sleep in
2.
a. : oversleep
b. : to sleep late intentionally
was up too late and decided to sleep in the next morning
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sleep in
1. To oversleep, wake or get up later than intended
2. To sleep later than usual
3. To sleep at one's place of work
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Main Entry: ↑sleep
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ˌsleep ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sleep in he/she/it sleeps in present participle sleeping in past tense slept in past participle slept in] phrasal verb
to continue sleeping after the time that you usually wake up
The whole family sleeps in on Sundays.
Main entry: sleep
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remain asleep or in bed later than usual in the morning
■ sleep by night at one's place of work
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sleep in [phrasal verb]
informal : to sleep past the time when you usually get up
On Sundays, we always sleep in.
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Main Entry: ↑sleep
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ˌsleep ˈin derived
to sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.