forsleep
forsleep · forsleeps · forslept · forsleeping
To be overcome with sleepTo be overcome with sleep.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, intransitive)To be overcome with sleep.
(archaic, transitive)To neglect through sleep or by sleeping; sleep through; oversleep; sleep off.
Origin
From Middle English forslepen, equivalent to for- + sleep. Cognate with West Frisian forslFrom Middle English forslepen, equivalent to for- + sleep. Cognate with West Frisian forsliepe (“to forsleep”), Dutch verslapen (“to sleep off, sleep away”), German verschlafen (“to sleep away, oversleep”).
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Forms
forsleeps, forsleeping, forslept, forsleptLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle