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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
euphemisticdead
Other 51Թ Forms
- half-asleep adjective
- quasi-asleep adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
A rhinoceros is so massive that if it falls asleep on its legs, blood flow could be cut off, leading to circulatory problems and significant injury.
Moreno 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.
The exhibition included a charcoal sketch of Gandhi, asleep in his office, along with the oil portrait that is now set to be auctioned.
On the night Madeleine disappeared, her parents had been at dinner with friends at a restaurant a short walk away while their three-year-old daughter and her younger twin siblings were asleep in the ground-floor apartment.
The jury later heard that on the same morning, Mr Monzo broke into the home of a couple and the went to their bedroom where they were asleep with their four-year-old daughter.
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