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28 January
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What is the difference between overslept and sleep in ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between overslept and sleep in ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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28 January
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- English (US)
Overslept - usually an accident
- I missed my alarm and overslept.
Sleep in - when you stay asleep on purpose.
- Tomorrow is a holiday so I’m going to sleep in.
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@donotinteririze
Overslept means that someone slept for too much time, past tense
He overslept.
Sleep in is a verb.
I want to sleep in. (Verb)
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- English (US)
Overslept - usually an accident
- I missed my alarm and overslept.
Sleep in - when you stay asleep on purpose.
- Tomorrow is a holiday so I’m going to sleep in.
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- English (US)
Oversleeping is on accident. Sleep in is on purpose. For instance (examples):
Marie overslept and missed the school bus.
Ed decided to sleep in on his day off from work.
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