Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To sleep outside.

  2. (transitive)To sleep throughout the duration of; sleep off.

More definitions
  • work in a house where one does not live

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

  2. You shouldn't sleep out here on the porch.

  3. That night, we slept out in the open.

    deIn jener Nacht haben wir unter freiem Himmel geschlafen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. My need to sleep won out.

  5. Can I sleep out?

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsslept out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sleep out

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • work in a house where one does not live:live out

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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