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asleep
[ uh-sleep ]
adverb
- in or into a state of sleep:
He fell asleep quickly.
- into a dormant or inactive state; to rest:
Their anxieties were put asleep.
- into the state of death.
adjective
- sleeping:
He is asleep.
- dormant; inactive.
- (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.
- dead.
asleep
/ əˈː /
adjective
- in or into a state of sleep
- in or into a dormant or inactive state
- (of limbs, esp when the blood supply to them has been restricted) numb; lacking sensation
- euphemistic.dead
Other Word Forms
- -· adjective
- ܲȴ-· adjective adverb
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with asleep , also see fall asleep .Example Sentences
He told the BBC he was asleep when he was suddenly "thrown out of bed" by the impact of the explosion.
Marten told the court the baby died while she was asleep.
He held me for hours when I was in physical distress even though his arm fell asleep.
Whisk up some morning matcha In my perfect world, I’d fall asleep at midnight and get nine hours of sleep, which would be perfect.
A woman who was living at the school with her husband, children and grandchildren said they were asleep when the attack happened.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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