snooze

CEFRB1

/snuːz/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To sleep lightly for a short time.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A brief period of sleep; a nap.

Examples

  • I hit the snooze button and went back to sleep.

  • Tom was taking a snooze.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /snʉːz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To pause; to postpone for a short while.

  2. To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The snooze button on an alarm clock.

More examples

In context

  • The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.

  • The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

  • The whole movie was a snooze.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”).