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
Alcyone	al-SIE-ə-nee (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Kusti	KOOS-tee	Finnish
Ketut	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Gunnar	GOON-nahr (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Kaleb	KAY-ləb	English (Modern)
Sorina	-	Romanian