CEFR A2

snooze

verb

Meaning

To sleep lightly or briefly, especially for a short period during the day.

Examples

I managed to snooze for an hour on the train.
He likes to snooze in his armchair after lunch.

Synonyms: nap, doze, slumber

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snooze (A2)

verb

Pronunciation: /snuːz/

Definition

To sleep lightly or briefly, especially for a short period during the day.

Examples

I managed to snooze for an hour on the train.
He likes to snooze in his armchair after lunch.
The cat was snoozing peacefully in the sunbeam.

How to Use snooze

snooze for [time] (prepositional phrase): To sleep for a specific duration. — "I'll snooze for twenty minutes before getting up."
snooze away (phrasal verb): To spend time sleeping or resting idly. — "He spent the whole afternoon snoozing away on the couch."

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