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asleep

a·sleep
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-sleep]
    • /əˈslip/
    • /əˈsliːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-sleep]
    • /əˈslip/

Definitions of asleep word

  • adjective asleep Someone who is asleep is sleeping. 3
  • adjective asleep in or into a state of sleep 3
  • adjective asleep in or into a dormant or inactive state 3
  • adjective asleep (of limbs, esp when the blood supply to them has been restricted) numb; lacking sensation 3
  • adjective asleep dead 3
  • adjective asleep in a condition of sleep; sleeping 3

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Origin of asleep

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English o slæpe, aslepe, Old English on slǣpe; see a-1, sleep

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Asleep

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

asleep popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for asleep

adj asleep

  • dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
  • dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
  • inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • inert — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.

adjective asleep

  • dead to the world — unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
  • numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
  • benumbed — made numb; very cold
  • insensible — incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
  • dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.

noun asleep

  • anaesthesia — Anaesthesia is the use of anaesthetics in medicine and surgery.
  • insentient — not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate.
  • anesthesia — a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease

adverb asleep

  • unready — not ready; not made ready: The new stadium is as yet unready for use.
  • off guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
  • flat-footed — having flatfeet.
  • watchful — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
  • asleep at the switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.

Antonyms for asleep

adj asleep

  • awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
  • attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
  • conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.

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