lundi 12 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Sleep

Doze  -  Nap  -  Snooze

 

These words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.

 

Sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active: Did you sleep well? | I couldn’t sleep last night. Remember that it is more usual to say that sb is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping: ‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh! She’s asleep.’ | The baby was sleeping.
Doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed: He was dozing in front of the TV.
Nap to sleep fora short time, especially during the day.
Snooze (informal) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed: My brother was snoozing on the sofa.

 

PATTERNS
*to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully
*to doze/snooze gently

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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