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    asleep
    /əˈsliːp/

    adjective

    • 1. in a state of sleep: "she had been asleep for over three hours" Similar sleepingfast asleepsound asleepslumberingOpposite awake

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  2. ASLEEP definition: 1. sleeping or not awake: 2. If your arm or leg is asleep, it cannot feel anything because it has…. Learn more.

  3. Definition of asleep adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. ASLEEP meaning: 1. sleeping or not awake: 2. If your arm or leg is asleep, it cannot feel anything because it has…. Learn more.

  5. Someone who is asleep is sleeping. My four-year-old daughter was asleep on the sofa.

  6. 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.

  7. 1. : into a state of sleep. 2. : into the sleep of death. 3. : into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference.

  8. Definitions of asleep. adjective. in a state of sleep. “were all asleep when the phone rang” “fell asleep at the wheel” synonyms: at rest. in a state of repose or especially sleep. dormant, hibernating, torpid. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. dozy, drowsing, drowsy. half asleep. fast asleep, sound asleep. sleeping deeply.

  9. adj. 1. In a state of sleep; sleeping. 2. a. Inactive; dormant. b. Indifferent: politicians who are asleep to the needs of their constituents. 3. Numb, especially from reduced circulation of blood to a limb: My leg is asleep. 4. Dead. adv. 1. In or into a state of sleep. 2. In or into a state of apathy or indifference. 3. Into a state of numbness.

  10. What does the word asleep mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word asleep. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. Definition of asleep – Learner’s Dictionary. asleep. adjective. uk / əˈsliːp / us. be asleep. Add to word list. B1. to be sleeping: The children are asleep. I was fast / sound asleep (= sleeping deeply). Fewer examples. Her eyes were shut and I thought she was asleep. I sneaked into his bedroom while he was asleep. fall asleep. B1.

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