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sleep in with

C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To sleep late together with someone else, both staying in bed longer than usual.

Literal meaning: To sleep inside and alongside (with) someone — essentially a combination of the two components.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To oversleep or stay in bed late together with another person.

"On Sunday mornings they liked to sleep in with each other and read the papers in bed."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Very rare and not standard in modern English. Likely dialectal or a blend of 'sleep in' and 'sleep with'. Learners are advised to avoid this and use 'sleep in' alone or 'sleep with' depending on the intended meaning.

Commonly used with

partner late morning together

Forms

Base
sleep in with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sleeps in with
he/she/it
Past simple
slept in with
yesterday
Past participle
slept in with
have + pp
-ing form
sleeping in with
continuous

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