asleep

/ə'sli:p/
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asleep

The baby is asleep in the crib.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • In a state of sleep; not awake: The primary meaning describes the natural, periodic state of rest for the body and mind.
    • Lacking sensation; numb: Used to describe a limb or body part that has lost feeling, typically due to pressure on nerves.
    • Dead (euphemistic or literary): A figurative or gentle way to refer to death, often implying eternal rest.

  2. Adverb:

    • Into a state of sleep: Describes the action of transitioning from being awake to being asleep.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The baby is finally asleep. (The baby is in a state of sleep.)
    • My arm is asleep from lying on it. (My arm is numb and lacks sensation.)
    • He is asleep in the Lord. (He is dead, in a euphemistic/religious sense.)

  • Adverb:

    • She drifted asleep while reading. (She transitioned into sleep.)
Advanced Usage
  • "fast asleep": in a deep, sound sleep.
    • The children were fast asleep by 8 p.m.
  • "sound asleep": sleeping deeply and peacefully.
    • After the long hike, he was sound asleep in minutes.
  • "fall asleep": to begin to sleep; to go to sleep.
    • I often fall asleep listening to music.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sleep (n/v): The noun for the state or the verb for the action.
  • Sleepy (adj): Feeling a need or desire to sleep.
  • Sleeping (adj/n): The present participle form used as an adjective (e.g., a sleeping baby) or a gerund noun.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (sleeping): slumbering, dozing, napping.
  • Adjective (numb): deadened, insensible, torpid.
  • Adjective (dead): deceased, departed, late.
Related Phrases
  • "dead asleep": an emphatic way to say someone is sleeping very deeply.
    • Don't bother knocking; he's dead asleep.
  • "asleep at the wheel":
    • Literally: Having fallen asleep while driving.
      • The accident was caused by a driver who was asleep at the wheel.
    • Figuratively: Failing to pay attention or be alert to responsibilities.
      • The company lost its market share because management was asleep at the wheel.
asleep

The baby is asleep in the crib.

Adjective
  1. dead
    • he is deceased
    • our dear departed friend
  2. lacking sensation
    • my foot is asleep
    • numb with cold
  3. in a state of sleep
    • were all asleep when the phone rang
    • fell asleep at the wheel
Adverb
  1. in the sleep of death
  2. into a sleeping state
    • he fell asleep

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