sleep in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sleep in]
- /slip ɪn/
- /sliːp ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleep in]
- /slip ɪn/

Definitions of sleep in words

adjective sleep in live-in (def 1). 1
noun sleep in the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps. 1
noun sleep in a period of sleeping: a brief sleep. 1
noun sleep in dormancy or inactivity. 1
noun sleep in the repose of death. 1
noun sleep in sleeper (def 10). 1

See all 22 definitions of sleep in

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Origin of sleep in

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; adj., noun use of verb phrase sleep in

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Parts of speech for Sleep in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleep in

sleep in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sleep in usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sleep in

verb sleep in

conk out — If something such as a machine or a vehicle conks out, it stops working or breaks down.

Just one Synonym for sleep in