Dictionary

sleep in en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌslip ˈɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)
• /ˌsliːp ˈən/ (New-Zealand)
• audio AuE
• /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/ (Australia, India, Received-Pronunciation)
• slēp′ ĭn′

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
   • On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.
2. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.
   • She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.

Forms

Relateds

oversleep · sleep-in

Synonyms

lie in

Translations (35)

nl verslapen (oversleep) (to sleep late) · sh zaspati (to sleep late) · hu tovább alszik (to sleep late) · vi ngủ nướng (to sleep late) · de verschlafen (oversleep) (to sleep late) · ru отоспа́ться (to sleep late) · hu ágyban marad (to sleep late) · nb sove ut (to sleep late) · eo satdormi (to sleep late) · ja 寝坊する (to sleep late) · ko 늦잠을 자다 (to sleep late) · pl but see wysypiać się (to sleep late) · vec dormir fin tardi (to sleep late) · sv sova ut (to sleep late) · pl wyspać się (to sleep late) · es dormir hasta tarde (to sleep late) · nb oversove (to sleep late) · ru проспа́ть (to sleep late) · eo fordormi (oversleep) (to sleep late) · fr faire la grasse matinée (to sleep late) · cmn 睡懶覺 /睡懒觉 (to sleep late) · pt dormir até tarde (to sleep late) · lv izgulēties (to sleep late) · hu sokáig alszik (to sleep late) · nl uitslapen (to sleep late) · cmn 睡過頭 /睡过头 (to sleep late) · ru вы́спаться (to sleep late) · cs zaspat (to sleep late) · de ausschlafen (to sleep late) · fi nukkua pommiin (to sleep late) · es habérsele pegado a uno las sábanas (to sleep late) · ja 寝過ごす (to sleep late) · cy cysgu'n hwyr (to sleep late) · gl dormir até tarde (to sleep late) · hu kialussza magát (to sleep late)