sleep over
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle over
Meanings
Stay overnight at someone's home
Why “over”? Someone visits, stays for a night, or stops during a longer journey.
“Can I sleep over at Sam's?”
“The cousins slept over after the party.”
Don't confuse with
Sleep over means stay overnight at someone's home. Sleep off means recover from something by sleeping.
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“Can I sleep over at Sam's?” What does it mean?
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
sleep off
A contrast learners often mix up
Recover from something by sleeping
come over
Same over pattern: stay
Visit someone's house or place; Be felt by someone suddenly; Give a particular impression; Change to support a different side or opinion
lay over
Same over pattern: stay
Stay somewhere for a short time during a longer journey
stay over
Same over pattern: stay
Stay overnight at someone's home
stop over
Same over pattern: stay
Stop somewhere briefly during a longer journey
sleep around
Same base verb: sleep
Have casual sexual relationships with several people
sleep in
Same base verb: sleep
Sleep later than usual in the morning
sleep on
Same base verb: sleep
Wait until the next day before deciding; Ignore or miss a good chance while it is available
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