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verschlafen

Pronunciation: /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːfn̩/

“verschlafen” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to oversleep
  2. to sleep away, sleep through (miss by sleeping)

adjective

  1. sleepy

Etymology

From Middle High German verslāfen, from Old High German firslāfan, equivalent to ver- + schlafen.

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