doze

CEFRB2

/doʊz/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To sleep lightly for a short time.

  2. 02

    noun

    A short, light sleep.

Examples

  • I took a doze after coming home.

  • Tom and Mary often doze off in French class.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A light, short sleep or nap.

  2. To make dull; to stupefy.

  3. To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

More examples

In context

  • I'll try not to doze off.

  • I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.

  • I felt much better after a short doze.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to fly, whirl”), from *dʰew- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”). Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”), also compare Dutch doezelen (“to doze”). More at dizzy.