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half-asleep

half-a·sleep
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [haf, hahf uh-sleep]
    • /hæf, hɑf əˈslip/
    • /hɑːf əˈsliːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf uh-sleep]
    • /hæf, hɑf əˈslip/

Definitions of half-asleep word

  • adverb half-asleep in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly. 1
  • adverb half-asleep into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep. 1
  • adverb half-asleep into the state of death. 1
  • adjective half-asleep sleeping: He is asleep. 1
  • adjective half-asleep dormant; inactive. 1
  • adjective half-asleep (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb. 1

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Origin of half-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

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Parts of speech for Half-asleep

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half-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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