doze off

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doze off

He tends to doze off in his comfortable armchair.

Definition
  1. Verb (Phrasal Verb):
    • To fall into a light sleep, especially unintentionally or for a short period. It describes the transition from being awake to being asleep, often when one is trying to stay awake.
Usage
  • Grammatical Role: Intransitive phrasal verb. It does not take a direct object.
  • Typical Context: Used to describe someone unintentionally beginning to sleep, often in a situation where they are bored, tired, or relaxed (e.g., during a lecture, while watching TV, in a warm room).
Examples
  • Verb:
    • I was so tired after work that I dozed off on the sofa.
    • The lecture was so monotonous that several students dozed off.
    • He dozed off while reading the book.
Advanced Usage
  • "to doze off in front of the TV": A common collocation describing a familiar situation of falling lightly asleep while watching television.
    • My grandfather often dozes off in front of the TV after dinner.
Variants and Related Words
  • Doze (verb): To sleep lightly or intermittently. "Doze off" specifies the moment of falling into that light sleep.
    • She was just dozing when the phone rang.
  • Dozy (adjective): Feeling sleepy or drowsy.
    • The warm weather made me feel dozy.
Synonyms
  • Fall asleep: The most general synonym.
  • Drop off: An informal phrasal verb with a very similar meaning.
  • Nod off: An informal phrasal verb that specifically implies the head nodding forward when falling asleep.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • (None that are direct variants of 'doze off'. This is the primary phrasal verb for this meaning.)
Related Idioms
  • Catch forty winks: To have a short, light sleep.
    • I'm just going to catch forty winks before we go out.
doze off

He tends to doze off in his comfortable armchair.

Verb
  1. change from a waking to a sleeping state
    • he always falls asleep during lectures

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