American English pronunciation
How to pronounce asleep
IPA transcription: [əs'lip]
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Adjective
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in a state of sleep
“were all asleep when the phone rang”
“fell asleep at the wheel”
Adjective
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dead
“he is deceased”
“our dear departed friend”
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lacking sensation
“my foot is asleep”
“numb with cold”
Adverb
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into a sleeping state
“he fell asleep”
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in the sleep of death
Usage examples
- Whenever I fall asleep, I don't dream.
- He fell asleep, and when he awoke the sun was already high.
- There was a moment of silence so profound that it seemed the city was asleep.
- A baby is deeply asleep at the person 's back.
- Jenny's asleep, quite worn out.
- He fell asleep, and when he awoke the sun was already high.
- He fell asleep, and when he awoke the sun was already high.
- There was a moment of silence so profound that it seemed the city was asleep.
- They drank their milk and fell asleep.
- They drank their milk and fell asleep.