doze off

doze ¹  (dz)

v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es

v.intr.

To sleep lightly and intermittently.

v.tr.

To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.

n.

A short, light sleep.

Phrasal Verb:

doze off

To fall into a light sleep.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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dozer n.

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doze ²  (dz)

intr. & tr.v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es

To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

doze off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, dope off, drift off, drop off zonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"

Translations

? doze off

vi → einschlafen, einnicken

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doze off → يَبْدأ بالنوم الخفيف zdřímnout (si) døse hen einnicken αποκοιμιέμαι adormecerse torkahtaa s’assoupir zadrijemati addormentarsi まどろむ 깜박 잠들다 indutten duppe av przysnąć cochilar, passar pelas brasas задремать slumra till งีบหลับไป uyuyakalmak ngủ lơ mơ 打盹儿