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asleep

/əˈsliːp/ adjective

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In Latin: dormiēns Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about asleep at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. In a state of sleep.
    were all asleep when the phone rang
  2. Lacking sensation.
    my foot is asleep
  3. Dead.
    he is deceased

adverb

  1. Into a sleeping state.
    he fell asleep
  2. In the sleep of death.

Origin

From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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