Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To be overcome with sleep.
  • verb transitive To neglect through sleep or by sleeping; sleep through; oversleep; sleep off.

Etymologies

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From Middle English forslepen, equivalent to for- +‎ sleep. Cognate with West Frisian forsliepe ("to forsleep"), Dutch verslapen ("to sleep off, sleep away"), German verschlafen ("to sleep away, oversleep").

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Examples

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    It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005

  • Amish, shunning used by anger bullying andfriendship andhyperactivity andsiblingssubstance abuse andannoying behaviors, top ten anxiety allergy analogy forauthority conflicts andbullying andcauses ofchange andcompetition anddepression compared withexit plans andfamilyas feeling vs. behavior“fight or flight” response andfree-floatingfriendship andhurried speech andhyperactivity andincentives andlanguage problems andphobias andpublic settings andpunishment andrecognizing ofrelaxation techniques forsleep problems andterritoriality andtouching andabout toys and belongingstreatment and coping strategies fortypes ofunderestimation of impact ofwarning signs of“what if…” thinking andAparesh tribe, touch in apes, grooming of apologizing thanking vs.appearance:

    It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005

  • Amish, shunning used by anger bullying andfriendship andhyperactivity andsiblingssubstance abuse andannoying behaviors, top ten anxiety allergy analogy forauthority conflicts andbullying andcauses ofchange andcompetition anddepression compared withexit plans andfamilyas feeling vs. behavior“fight or flight” response andfree-floatingfriendship andhurried speech andhyperactivity andincentives andlanguage problems andphobias andpublic settings andpunishment andrecognizing ofrelaxation techniques forsleep problems andterritoriality andtouching andabout toys and belongingstreatment and coping strategies fortypes ofunderestimation of impact ofwarning signs of“what if…” thinking andAparesh tribe, touch in apes, grooming of apologizing thanking vs.appearance:

    It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005

  • Amish, shunning used by anger bullying andfriendship andhyperactivity andsiblingssubstance abuse andannoying behaviors, top ten anxiety allergy analogy forauthority conflicts andbullying andcauses ofchange andcompetition anddepression compared withexit plans andfamilyas feeling vs. behavior“fight or flight” response andfree-floatingfriendship andhurried speech andhyperactivity andincentives andlanguage problems andphobias andpublic settings andpunishment andrecognizing ofrelaxation techniques forsleep problems andterritoriality andtouching andabout toys and belongingstreatment and coping strategies fortypes ofunderestimation of impact ofwarning signs of“what if…” thinking andAparesh tribe, touch in apes, grooming of apologizing thanking vs.appearance:

    It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005

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