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- [slept]
- /slɛpt/
- /slept/
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- [slept]
- /slɛpt/
Definitions of slept word
- verb slept simple past tense and past participle of sleep. 1
- verb without object slept to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 1
- verb without object slept Botany. to assume, especially at night, a state similar to the sleep of animals, marked by closing of petals, leaves, etc. 1
- verb without object slept to be dormant, quiescent, or inactive, as faculties. 1
- verb without object slept to be careless or unalert; allow one's alertness, vigilance, or attentiveness to lie dormant: While England slept, Germany prepared for war. 1
- verb without object slept to lie in death: They are sleeping in their tombs. 1
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Origin of slept
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English slēp (Anglian), slǣp, slāp; cognate with Dutch slaap, German Schlaf, Gothic slēps; (v.) Middle English slepen, Old English slēpan, slǣpan, slāpan, cognate with Old Saxon slāpan, Gothic slēpan
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Parts of speech for Slept
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slept popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
slept usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slept
noun slept
verb slept
- hibernated — Simple past tense and past participle of hibernate.
- nodded — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- yawned — Simple past tense and past participle of yawn.
Antonyms for slept
verb slept
- awakened — Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
- awoke — Awoke is the past tense of awake.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- innerved — Simple past tense and past participle of innerve.
- wakened — to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.