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doze 1

 (dōz)
v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es
v.intr.
To sleep lightly and intermittently.
v.tr.
To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.
n.
A short, light sleep.
Phrasal Verb:
doze off
To fall into a light sleep.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
doz′er n.

doze 2

 (dōz)
intr. & tr.v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es
To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
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doze

(dəʊz)
vb (intr)
1. to sleep lightly or intermittently
2. (often foll by off) to fall into a light sleep
n
a short sleep
[C17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber]
ˈdozer n
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doze1

(doʊz)

v. dozed, doz•ing,
n. v.i.
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.
v.t.
4. to pass (time) in napping (often fol. by away): to doze away the afternoon.
n.
5. a nap.
[1640–50; akin to Old Norse dūsa rest, Middle Low German dusen to be thoughtless; compare daze]

doze2

(doʊz)

v.t. dozed, doz•ing. Informal.
to bulldoze.
[1940–45; shortened form of bulldoze]
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doze


Past participle: dozed
Gerund: dozing

Imperative
doze
doze
Present
I doze
you doze
he/she/it dozes
we doze
you doze
they doze
Preterite
I dozed
you dozed
he/she/it dozed
we dozed
you dozed
they dozed
Present Continuous
I am dozing
you are dozing
he/she/it is dozing
we are dozing
you are dozing
they are dozing
Present Perfect
I have dozed
you have dozed
he/she/it has dozed
we have dozed
you have dozed
they have dozed
Past Continuous
I was dozing
you were dozing
he/she/it was dozing
we were dozing
you were dozing
they were dozing
Past Perfect
I had dozed
you had dozed
he/she/it had dozed
we had dozed
you had dozed
they had dozed
Future
I will doze
you will doze
he/she/it will doze
we will doze
you will doze
they will doze
Future Perfect
I will have dozed
you will have dozed
he/she/it will have dozed
we will have dozed
you will have dozed
they will have dozed
Future Continuous
I will be dozing
you will be dozing
he/she/it will be dozing
we will be dozing
you will be dozing
they will be dozing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dozing
you have been dozing
he/she/it has been dozing
we have been dozing
you have been dozing
they have been dozing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dozing
you will have been dozing
he/she/it will have been dozing
we will have been dozing
you will have been dozing
they will have been dozing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dozing
you had been dozing
he/she/it had been dozing
we had been dozing
you had been dozing
they had been dozing
Conditional
I would doze
you would doze
he/she/it would doze
we would doze
you would doze
they would doze
Past Conditional
I would have dozed
you would have dozed
he/she/it would have dozed
we would have dozed
you would have dozed
they would have dozed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.doze - a light fitful sleepdoze - a light fitful sleep      
drowse
sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
Verb1.doze - sleep lightly or for a short period of time
drowse, snooze
catch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

doze

verb
1. nap, sleep, slumber, nod, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), catnap, drowse, sleep lightly, zizz (Brit. informal) For a while she dozed fitfully.
noun
1. nap, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), siesta, little sleep, catnap, forty winks (informal), shuteye (slang), zizz (Brit. informal) After lunch I had a doze.
doze off fall asleep, nod off, drop off (informal), crash out (informal), drift off, go off, conk out (informal) I must have dozed off.
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doze

verb
To sleep for a brief period.Also used with off:
catnap, nap, nod (off), siesta, snooze.
Idiom: catch forty winks.
noun
A brief sleep:
catnap, nap, siesta, snooze.
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Translations
نَوْما خَفيفايَتَهَوَّم، ينامُ نَوْما خَفيفايَنْعَسُ
dřímatzdřímnutí
blundedøselur
torkkua
drijemati
blundablundur
うたた寝する
졸다
snaustisnūstelėjimasužsnūsti
snaudasnaust
drematidremež
halvsova
งีบหลับ
ngủ gà ngủ gật

doze

[dəʊz]
A. N → sueñecito m, siestecita f
to have a doze (after meal) → echar una siestecita
B. VI → dormitar
doze off VI + ADV → dormirse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

doze

[ˈdəʊz]
vi → sommeiller
n (= nap) → somme m
to have a doze → faire un (petit) somme
doze off
vi (= fall asleep) → s'assoupir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

doze

n → Nickerchen nt; to have a doze → dösen, ein Nickerchen machen
vi → (vor sich hin) dösen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

doze

[dəʊz]
1. n → sonnellino, pisolino
2. vi → sonnecchiare
doze off vi + adv → appisolarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

doze

(dəuz) verb
to sleep lightly for short periods. The old lady dozed in her chair.
noun
a short sleep.
doze off
to go into a light sleep.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

doze

→ يَنْعَسُ dřímat blunde dösen λαγοκοιμάμαι dormitar torkkua sommeiller drijemati sonnecchiare うたた寝する 졸다 sluimeren døse zdrzemnąć się cochilar, dormitar дремать halvsova งีบหลับ kestirmek ngủ gà ngủ gật 打瞌睡
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

doze

v. dormitar, quedarse medio dormido.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

doze

vi dormitar
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