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
Fabijan	FAH-bee-yahn (Croatian)	Croatian, Slovene
PÉTur	-	Icelandic
Arthur	AHR-thər (English), ar-TUYR (French), AHR-toor (German), AHR-tur (Dutch)	English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Mariella	mah-RYEL-lah	Italian
Teasag	-	Scottish
Vivian	['viviən]