Nod off meaning
Nod off is a phrasal verb that means to informally start sleeping, particularly without intending to.
- Past simple
- nodded off
- Past participle
- nodded off
- -ing form
- nodding off
What nod off means
fall asleep unintentionallyB2informal
To informally start sleeping, particularly without intending to
I nodded off during the long train journey.
Similar phrasal verbs
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does nod off mean?
To informally start sleeping, particularly without intending to.
What is the past tense of nod off?
Nodded off, which is also its past participle.
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