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    asleep
    /əˈsliːp/

    adjective

    • 1. in a state of sleep: "she had been asleep for over three hours" Similar sleepingfast asleepsound asleepslumberingOpposite awake

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASLEEP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ASLEEP definition: 1. sleeping or not awake: 2. If your arm or leg is asleep, it cannot feel anything because it has…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryASLEEP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ASLEEP meaning: 1. sleeping or not awake: 2. If your arm or leg is asleep, it cannot feel anything because it has…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › asleepAsleep Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : into a state of sleep. 2. : into the sleep of death. 3. : into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › asleepASLEEP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Asleep definition: in or into a state of sleep. See examples of ASLEEP used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishASLEEP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'asleep' Word Frequency. asleep. (əsliːp ) 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone who is asleep is sleeping. My four-year-old daughter was asleep on the sofa. Synonyms: sleeping, napping, dormant, crashed out [slang] More Synonyms of asleep. 2. See fall asleep. 3. See fast asleep. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishasleep adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    adjective. /əˈsliːp/ [not before noun] Idioms. sleeping. I waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply). The baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs. He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk. My mother fell asleep at the wheel (= while driving) and crashed into a tree.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › asleepAsleep - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of asleep. adjective. in a state of sleep. “were all asleep when the phone rang” “fell asleep at the wheel” synonyms: at rest. in a state of repose or especially sleep. dormant, hibernating, torpid. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. dozy, drowsing, drowsy. half asleep. fast asleep, sound asleep. sleeping deeply.