Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    ausschlafen, verschlafen (oversleep)

    проспа́тьprospátʹ, вы́спатьсяvýspatʹsja, отоспа́тьсяotospátʹsja

    sleep later than usual or customary

  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.

Examples

843 sentences
  1. We usually sleep in this room.

    Як правило ми спимо у цій кімнаті.

    ruМы обычно спим в этой комнате.

    deNormalerweise schlafen wir in diesem Zimmer.

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  2. Sleeping in class is not allowed.

    Спати в класі заборонено.

    ruСпать в классе не разрешается.

    deSchlafen im Unterricht ist nicht erlaubt.

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  3. Tom can sleep in my room.

    Том може поспати у моїй кімнаті.

    ruТом может поспать в моей комнате.

    deTom kann in meinem Zimmer schlafen.

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  4. I won't sleep in this room.

    Я не спатиму у цій кімнаті.

    ruЯ не буду спать в этой комнате.

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  5. Which bed do I sleep in?

    У якому ліжку я сплю?

    deIn welchem Bett schlafe ich?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to sleep late:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to sleep late:

Forms

sleeps in, sleeping in, slept in, slept in
Base formsleep in · to sleep in
3rd person singularsleeps in
Present participlesleeping in
Past simpleslept in
Past participleslept in

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysleep in
he, she, itsleeps in

Past simpleLesson

all personsslept in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave slept in
he, she, ithas slept in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sleep in

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • sleep later than usual or customary:sleep late
  • live in the house where one works:live in

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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