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Overslept vs Overswept - What's the difference?

overslept | overswept |

As verbs the difference between overslept and overswept

is that overslept is (oversleep) while overswept is (oversweep).

overslept

English

Verb

(head)
  • (oversleep)

  • oversleep

    English

    Verb

  • To sleep for longer than planned.
  • I overslept and was late for school.
  • To sleep beyond.
  • to oversleep one's usual hour of rising

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    overswept

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (oversweep)

  • oversweep

    English

    Verb

  • To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
  • (John Keats)