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doze off

Meaning: If you doze off, you fall asleep without meaning to.

Synonym: nod off, fall asleep

For example:

  • doze off Mario dozed off during our English class and started to snore. It was really funny!

  • doze off If a movie is boring, it doesn't take long before I start to doze off.

Quick Quiz:

It's extremely dangerous to doze off while you are
  1. watching TV
  2. driving a car
  3. learning English

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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