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What is the difference between Fall asleep and Doze off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Fall asleep and Doze off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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9 Mar 2021
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They are mostly the same, except normally when you "fall asleep", you were intending to! To "doze off" can happen by accident, such as when you are working. In other words, if you "fall asleep" while at work, they will say you "dozed off".
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They are mostly the same, except normally when you "fall asleep", you were intending to! To "doze off" can happen by accident, such as when you are working. In other words, if you "fall asleep" while at work, they will say you "dozed off".
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@GabrielEnglish2020 Yes, "nod off" is the same as "doze off".
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