oversleep UK /əʊvəˈsliːp/US /oʊvəɹˈslip/ verb3 •To sleep for longer than intended.I overslept and was late for school. •[with oneself] To sleep for longer than one intended.After such a train of fatigue and restless nights, I had unhappily overslept myself […]. — 1748 •To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.). formsoverslept · oversleeping · oversleeps