ALL meanings of half-asleep
half-a·sleep
H h - 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
- adjective half-asleep dead. 1
- adjective half-asleep Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention. 0
- adjective half-asleep neither fully asleep nor awake 0