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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
/ əˈ²õ±ô¾±Ë±è /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-²¹Â·²õ±ô±ð±ð±è adjective
- ±ç³Ü²¹î€È´¾±-²¹Â·²õ±ô±ð±ð±è adjective adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with asleep , also see fall asleep .Example Sentences
Silvanna fell asleep on the car ride home, and when she arrived home she stayed asleep and was transitioned into her bed, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Alice says her friend normally tolerated alcohol well, but this time became drunk very quickly and appeared to fall asleep on the floor.
I remember the night on Skid Row when, before falling asleep, he grabbed two sticks on which he had written the names Beethoven and Brahms.
Catch some “Columbo†The nicest thing that kind of lulls me to sleep is when my husband is watching TV and I fall asleep to him doing that.
He eventually fell asleep, according to the complaint.
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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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