drift off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep slowly.
He went to sleep, lying there under a wing of his plane, and presently Bland himself drifted off into dreams.
1919, B. M. Bower, chapter 5, in The Thunder Bird:
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To lose concentration.
- (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drift, off.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drifted off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| drifted off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| drifts off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| drifting off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
nod off (fall asleep slowly)