verschlafen
Translation
to oversleep, to miss by sleeping, sleepy, drowsy
Examples
Ich habe heute Morgen verschlafen.
I overslept this morning.
Er hat den Bus verschlafen.
He missed the bus by oversleeping.
Sie sieht noch ganz verschlafen aus.
She still looks quite sleepy.
Grammar Patterns
verschlafen (intransitive) to oversleep I overslept.
((sth.)) verschlafen to miss (sth.) by oversleeping He overslept and missed the beginning of the movie.
Similar Words
verpennen (to oversleep - colloquial); Antonym: früh aufstehen (to get up early)
Etymology
From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating something done wrong or to excess) and 'schlafen' (to sleep). Literally 'to mis-sleep' or 'sleep past'.
Memory Tips
Imagine you 'ver-' (missed) your alarm by 'schlafen' (sleeping) through it.