Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To fall asleep slowly.

  2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To lose concentration.

  3. (intransitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drift, off.

More definitions
  • change from a waking to a sleeping state

Examples

24 sentences

  1. Tom started to drift off to sleep.

    ruТом начал засыпать.

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  2. Tom closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

    ruТом закрыл глаза и погрузился в сон.

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  3. I must've drifted off.

    ruЯ, должно быть, задремал.

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  4. Tom drifted off to sleep.

    ruТом заснул.

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  5. I'm sorry. I must have drifted off.

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Forms

drifts off, drifting off, drifted off, drifted off
Base formdrift off · to drift off
3rd person singulardrifts off
Present participledrifting off
Past simpledrifted off
Past participledrifted off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydrift off
he, she, itdrifts off

Past simpleLesson

all personsdrifted off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave drifted off
he, she, ithas drifted off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill drift off

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
fall asleep slowly:nod off
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dribbleC2driftdrifterdriftwooddrillC1
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