doze off
Definition
- Verb (Phrasal Verb):
- To fall into a light sleep, especially unintentionally or for a short period. It describes the transition from being awake to being asleep, often when one is trying to stay awake.
Usage
- Grammatical Role: Intransitive phrasal verb. It does not take a direct object.
- Typical Context: Used to describe someone unintentionally beginning to sleep, often in a situation where they are bored, tired, or relaxed (e.g., during a lecture, while watching TV, in a warm room).
Examples
- Verb:
- I was so tired after work that I dozed off on the sofa.
- The lecture was so monotonous that several students dozed off.
- He dozed off while reading the book.
Advanced Usage
- "to doze off in front of the TV": A common collocation describing a familiar situation of falling lightly asleep while watching television.
- My grandfather often dozes off in front of the TV after dinner.
Variants and Related Words
- Doze (verb): To sleep lightly or intermittently. "Doze off" specifies the moment of falling into that light sleep.
- She was just dozing when the phone rang.
- Dozy (adjective): Feeling sleepy or drowsy.
- The warm weather made me feel dozy.
Synonyms
- Fall asleep: The most general synonym.
- Drop off: An informal phrasal verb with a very similar meaning.
- Nod off: An informal phrasal verb that specifically implies the head nodding forward when falling asleep.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- (None that are direct variants of 'doze off'. This is the primary phrasal verb for this meaning.)
Related Idioms
- Catch forty winks: To have a short, light sleep.
- I'm just going to catch forty winks before we go out.
Verb
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change from a waking to a sleeping state
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he always falls asleep during lectures
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