What does oversleep mean?
Oversleep means (intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended..
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/əʊvəˈsliːp/ · verb
(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended..
I overslept and was late for school.
After such a train of fatigue and restless nights, I had unhappily overslept myself […].
Theodore made awkward excuses, and attributed his delay to having overslept himself.
The following morning, Toad, who had overslept himself as usual, came down to breakfast disgracefully late, [...].
to oversleep one's usual hour of rising
Use oversleep when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oversleep means (intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include undersleep.
I overslept and was late for school.
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