sleep with

British  

verb

1. Also: sleep together.  (intr, preposition) to have sexual intercourse and (usually) spend the night with

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sleep with Idioms  

1. Be sexually intimate with, as in The playwright had made several attempts to sleep with the maid. The related phrase sleep together means “have sexual relations,” as in We wondered if they were sleeping together but didn't dare to ask them. The verb sleep has been associated with sex since the 10th century. Sleep with dates from the 1300s sleep together was first recorded a century later.

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Example Sentences

Big no thanks when I know, eventually, you’ll just bring food right to me and let me sleep with my butt on your pillow at night.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

At the 2022 French Open, the pain in Nadal's foot was so bad that he asked Dr Angel Ruiz-Cotorro to put the sensory nerve to sleep with targeted anaesthetic injections.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Just plain sheets—not everyone wants to sleep with a heavy throw sandwiched between two sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"He told me I should try a month of not suppressing my tics. He said I would notice the difference with my mood, with my sleep, with the lack of burnout."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

It was as if the sky had quickly rolled over, changing its bright side to dark, bringing sleep with it for my companions.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah