/ draʊz; NAmE / verb
[ v ] to be in a light sleep or almost asleep
➡ note at sleep
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: back-formation from drowsy .
/ draʊz; NAmE / verb
[ v ] to be in a light sleep or almost asleep
➡ note at sleep
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: back-formation from drowsy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005