DOZE OFF definition: 1. to start to sleep, especially not intentionally: 2. to start to sleep, especially not…. Learn more.

The meaning of DOZE OFF is to fall asleep especially for a short period of time. How to use doze off in a sentence.

1. to sleep lightly and briefly; nap. 2. to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often fol. by off): to doze off during a lecture. 3. to be dull or half asleep. 4. to pass (time) in napping (often fol. by away): to doze away the afternoon. n. 5. a nap. v.t. dozed, doz•ing. Informal. to bulldoze.

If you doze off, you fall into a light sleep, especially during the daytime..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

synonyms: dope off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off

Definition of doze off phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DOZE OFF definition: to gradually start sleeping, usually during the day: . Learn more.

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DOZE OFF meaning: 1. to start to sleep, especially not intentionally: 2. to start to sleep, especially not…. Learn more.

To fall asleep, typically unexpectedly or for just a short period of time. Whew, I must have dozed off there for a few minutes. What did I miss? I can't say this book is really that interesting—I doze off pretty much every time I open it. As the lecture dragged on, …