doze off — to fall into a light sleep, especially unintentionally
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to fall into a light sleep, especially unintentionally
Pronunciation (IPA): /doʊz ɔːf/
Korean meaning: 졸다, 깜빡 잠들다
Korean pronunciation: **도**우즈 오프
Example Sentences
- My grandfather always dozes off while watching the news, then wakes up asking 'What did I miss?'
- I tried to doze off on the plane, but the baby behind me had other plans.
- She tends to doze off during long meetings, especially after lunch.
doze off
VERB//doʊz ɔːf//
to fall into a light sleep, especially unintentionally
💡 Concept
He tried to doze off during the boring afternoon lecture.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/doʊz ɔːf/
🇬🇧 UK/dəʊz ɒf/
🌳Etymology
Rootdoze
Suffix-off
Origin
doze는 17세기에 등장한 단어로 스칸디나비아어에서 유래되었습니다. 덴마크어 'dose'(졸다)와 관련이 있으며, 'off'가 붙어 '잠에 빠져드는' 의미가 강화되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
close offnose offrose off
close off
nose off
rose off
🔗Collocations
doze off easily
doze off in class
doze off on the couch
doze off while reading
tend to doze off
doze off peacefully
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandfather always dozes off while watching the news, then wakes up asking 'What did I miss?'”
😄 Fun example
“I tried to doze off on the plane, but the baby behind me had other plans.”
“She tends to doze off during long meetings, especially after lunch.”
“The cat dozed off in the sunny spot by the window.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
nod offfall asleepdrift offdrop offcatnap
Antonyms
wake upstay awakealert
Related
snoozenapslumberdrowsysleepy
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