doze off

Fall into a light sleep, as in Watching the ballet always made her doze off. [Mid-1800s]

To fall into a light sleep: I dozed off in front of the TV for a few minutes.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikusha	-	Georgian
Caileigh	KAY-lee	English (Rare)
Biljana	-	Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian
Hadewych	HAH-də-veekh, HAH-də-weekh	Dutch
Angelou	['ændʒə.lu:]
Socrates	SAHK-rə-teez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)