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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Oversleep your alarm

Is this correct?

I overslept my alarm.

I heard something but I'm not sure "overslept" is the word?

I ____ my alarm.

Thank you
  

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Hi, No. Overslept means you slept longer than you planned. Maybe you mean to say ‘I set my alarm (for seven o'clock, for example) so that I do not oversleep’.

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  • Hi, No.
  • Overslept means you slept longer than you planned.
  • Maybe you mean to say ‘I set my alarm (for seven o'clock, for example) so that I do not oversleep’.
  • Regards
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Hi,
No. Overslept means you slept longer than you planned.
Maybe you mean to say ‘I set my alarm (for seven o'clock, for example) so that I do not oversleep’.

Regards
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I didn't hear my alarm.
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Usually "oversleep" is not used transitively, but I might occasionally say "I overslept my alarm" even though it's not quite standard. More common expressions would be "I slept right through my alarm," or "I turned off the alarm clock and went right back to sleep."
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