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English verb: sleep in

1. sleep in (body) sleep later than usual or customary


SamplesOn Sundays, I sleep in.


Synonymssleep late


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber

2. sleep in (consumption) live in the house where one works


SamplesOur babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her.


Synonymslive in


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)board


Antonymssleep out, live out









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