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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  drift off
       v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
           asleep during lectures" [syn: fall asleep, dope off,
           flake out, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse
           off] [ant: wake up]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  drift off
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) (&lit en drift off)
     2 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To lose concentration.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  drift off
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) (&lit en drift off)
     2 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To lose concentration.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  drift off
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) (&lit en drift off)
     2 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To lose concentration.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  drift off
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) (&lit en drift off)
     2 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly.
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To lose concentration.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  drift off /dɹˈɪft ˈɒf/
  abtreiben, abdriften, abtriften  [aviat.]  [naut.]
     Synonym: make leeway
  
   see: drifting off, making leeway, drifted off, made leeway
  

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