Snooze Meaning
/snuːz/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
verbTo pause; to postpone for a short while.
Sentence Examples
Tom was taking a snooze.
I hit the snooze button and went back to sleep.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He decided to ____ for a few minutes to recharge before the meeting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He decided to hit the ____ button on his alarm clock and sleep for another ten minutes.
Word Origin & History
Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It enables you to dismiss the reminder, dismiss all reminders, open the highlighted item in the Reminder dialog, and snooze the reminder. Snoozing a reminder is similar to hitting the snooze button on an alarm clock[…]"
— 2003, Ken Slovak, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, page 110:
"Let's say you want to see all your reminders, but you don't want it to be too easy to snooze the ones for important items."
— 2007, Sue Mosher, Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming, page 359:
"To snooze the phone, press and release the power button."
— 2011, Dan Gookin, Bill Loguidice, Motorola ATRIX For Dummies, page 40:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He decided to ____ for a few minutes to recharge before the meeting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He decided to hit the ____ button on his alarm clock and sleep for another ten minutes.