/əˈsliːp/
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Translation
Sleeping. It is the opposite of awake.
Word origin
From Old English on slaepe, meaning in sleep.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- on slaepe
- English cognates
- sleep, sleepy
Examples
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"Asleep" comes after the verb "be", not before a noun.
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"Fall asleep" means to start sleeping.
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"Be asleep" describes the state, not the action.
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