verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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slēp′ ĭn′
Australian, India, Received-Pronunciation:/ˌsliːp ˈɪn/
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Canada, General-American, Scotland:/ˌslip ˈɪn/
New-Zealand:/ˌsliːp ˈən/
1
verb
Meaning 1
To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lie in
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
sleep later than usual or customary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
On Sundays, I sleep in
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sleep late
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
4
verb
Meaning 4
live in the house where one works
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: live in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: board
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
睡懶覺 /睡懒觉
(shuì lǎnjiào)
— to sleep late
Chinese Mandarin:
睡過頭 /睡过头
(shuìguòtóu)
— to sleep late
Czech:
zaspat
— to sleep late
Dutch:
uitslapen
— to sleep late
Dutch:
verslapen (oversleep)
— to sleep late
Esperanto:
satdormi
— to sleep late
Esperanto:
fordormi (oversleep)
— to sleep late
Finnish:
nukkua pommiin
— to sleep late
French:
faire la grasse matinée
— to sleep late
Galician:
dormir até tarde
— to sleep late
German:
ausschlafen
— to sleep late
German:
verschlafen (oversleep)
— to sleep late
Hungarian:
ágyban marad
— to sleep late
Hungarian:
tovább alszik
— to sleep late
Hungarian:
sokáig alszik
— to sleep late
Hungarian:
kialussza magát
— to sleep late
Japanese:
寝坊する
(nebō suru)
— to sleep late
Japanese:
寝過ごす
(nesugosu)
— to sleep late
Korean:
늦잠을 자다
(neutjam-eul jada)
— to sleep late
Latvian:
izgulēties
— to sleep late
Norwegian Bokmål:
oversove
— to sleep late
Norwegian Bokmål:
sove ut
— to sleep late
Polish:
but see wysypiać się
— to sleep late
Polish:
wyspać się
— to sleep late
Portuguese:
dormir até tarde
— to sleep late
Russian:
проспа́ть
(prospátʹ)
— to sleep late
Russian:
вы́спаться
(výspatʹsja)
— to sleep late
Russian:
отоспа́ться
(otospátʹsja)
— to sleep late
Serbo-Croatian:
zaspati
— to sleep late
Spanish:
habérsele pegado a uno las sábanas
— to sleep late