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asleep

[ uh-sleep ]
/ əˈslip /
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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
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Origin of asleep

before 1000; Middle English o slæpe, aslepe,Old English on slǣpe;see a-1, sleep

OTHER WORDS FROM asleep

half-a·sleep, adjectivequa·si-a·sleep, adjective, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for asleep

asleep
/ (əˈsliːp) /

adjective (postpositive)
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
euphemistic dead
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Other Idioms and Phrases with asleep

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