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nawee
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 Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject: doze vs doze off vs nap |
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Hello,
I have a coupld of questions regarding "doze", "nap" and "doze off".
1. "doze" vs "nap": to me they both refer to a short sleep during the day. Can they be used interchangeably?
2. "doze off" is defined as to fall asleep. But does it have to refer to falling asleep during the day, i.e. start to doze/nap? Or it can also refer to falling asleep while you lie in bed at night?
Thank you very much.
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dragn
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| 1. "doze" vs "nap": to me they both refer to a short sleep during the day. Can they be used interchangeably? |
You're pretty much on target here. They both refer to a short period of sleep, usually during the day (or at least during a period of time when you would not be expected to be sleeping in the normal sense—for example, maybe you work the graveyard shift and are dozing/napping at night while you're at work).
In my opinion, the word doze puts a little more emphasis on the idea that you are sleeping lightly. Thus, it may be the preferred choice if the person didn't actually intend to sleep. Normally a person naps on purpose.
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| 2. "doze off" is defined as to fall asleep. But does it have to refer to falling asleep during the day, i.e. start to doze/nap? Or it can also refer to falling asleep while you lie in bed at night? |
Doze off means to fall asleep. It doesn't matter when or where.
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