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I slept off vs I slept

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and contexts. 'I slept off' is commonly used in informal English to indicate falling asleep unintentionally or unexpectedly. On the other hand, 'I slept' simply states that the person slept without any additional connotation.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 1450 views

I slept off

This phrase is correct in informal English to indicate falling asleep unintentionally or unexpectedly.

This phrase is commonly used in informal contexts to express the idea of falling asleep unintentionally or unexpectedly.

Examples:

  • I was so tired that I just sat down and slept off.
  • She was watching TV and suddenly slept off on the couch.
  • After the long journey, he slept off in the car.
  • I didn't mean to sleep off during the meeting.
  • He tends to sleep off whenever he reads a book.
  • May 9, 2023 ... Sometimes people say I slept off instead of saying I fell asleep and that is the question. They clearly asked and if you don't know the ...
  • Feb 7, 2021 ... You can mostly find such wrong usage of “I slept off” to express “slept well” or “dozed off” in a country that English is their second ...
  • Aug 28, 2021 ... I was really tired and I slept off. Yes please, this is the link. Also, the flow is supposed to start from the very first screen but on ...
  • May 28, 2019 ... I am not aware of any countries in which people say “I slept off” rather than “I fell asleep”. In the UK we say “I thought I was catching a cold ...
  • Aug 16, 2023 ... 73K likes, 600 comments - poco_lee on August 16, 2023: "Sorry i slept off!! for my own sleep ooo una wey dey relationship dey try ooo ...
  • ... i slept off. While I was sleeping, It felt like a dream. I was seeing this Man's face flashing It was flashing continuously till i woke up. I don't ...
  • Aug 19, 2024 ... I always think I can't sleep off just anywhere, I slept off on a make up chair today . Unbelievable.
  • May 12, 2022 ... Good morning guys....sorry I slept off yesterday night....

Alternatives:

  • I fell asleep
  • I drifted off to sleep
  • I dozed off
  • I nodded off
  • I passed out

I slept

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate the action of sleeping.

This phrase is a simple statement indicating that the person slept without any additional connotation.

Examples:

  • I slept for eight hours last night.
  • She slept peacefully after a long day.
  • He usually sleeps early on weekdays.
  • I need to sleep more to feel rested.
  • They slept in separate rooms.
  • Dec 7, 2022 ... I was chatting with someone and said “I slept at two last night” and got corrected. They said it's not correct to say that I slept at a time ...
  • Aug 21, 2017 ... A guy I really liked led me on until I slept with him, and now he's completely ignoring me/blowing me off. How should I get over it?
  • Jul 8, 2023 ... I said “Today, I slept late”. My fiance says that sentence means that I went to bed late at night, not woke up late. I believe it can be used ...
  • May 7, 2018 ... What do I do if I slept with somebody else when my ex and I broke up. I still want her back and I still love her. I had to tell her and she ...
  • Why I Slept on the Streets for a Year. by Yago Martins • August 20, 2024. (Image credit: Shutterstock). I went homeless with beggars for a year to better ...
  • May 11, 2022 ... I Slept Through a Year of the Pandemic. As the world settled into quarantined hibernation, a severe concussion rendered me, for the most part, ...
  • Mar 31, 2016 ... I slept with my girlfriend two days ago and now we are both hurt and feeling dirty, cheap, and ashamed. We cannot even look at ourselves.
  • Jan 15, 2019 ... How much of that would change if I slept earlier to wake up earlier? “Sleep drives our schedules as humans and everything about our bodies ...
  • I slept at home a full month out of the eleven I spent as a homeless child in Chicago. Friends who ran away would climb in through my window and sleep beneath ...
  • Mar 22, 2024 ... L.A. Affairs: I slept with a married man with kids. But don't call me a home-wrecker. An illustration of a man's hand, with a trace of a ...

Alternatives:

  • I went to sleep
  • I got some sleep
  • I had a good night's sleep
  • I caught some Z's
  • I hit the hay

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