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
Justin	['dʒʌstin]
Mikkeline	-	Danish
Dodson	['dɔdsn]
Lourdes	LOOR-des (Spanish), LUWRD (French), LAWRDZ (English)	Spanish, Various
Freyde	-	Yiddish
Pyrrhos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek