asleep
/əˈsliːp/
asleep adjective: in a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
Adjective
asleep (not comparable)
- In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
- I was asleep when you called.
- Never disturb a man asleep.
- Inattentive.
- How could you miss that? Were you asleep?
- The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it.1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 83
- Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
- My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles.
- Louisa sat in the car crying, until her foot fell asleep. She shook her foot violently, afraid the numbness would turn to frostbite.2003, Norma L. Bronoski, Nuns Don't Dance
- Dead.
asleep meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
asleep in Hindi
- asleep, sleeping
- सुप्त supt
asleep in Marathi
- in a state of sleep
- निद्रित nidrit, झोपेत jhopet
asleep in Urdu
- in a state of sleep
- خوابیدہ xwābidah or xābidah
asleep in Bengali
- ঘুমন্ত অবস্থায়
More languagesFewer languages
- asleep in Malayalam
- ഉറങ്ങുന്ന
- asleep in Kannada
- ಸುಪ್ತ supta
- asleep in Punjabi
- ਸੁੱਤਾ ਹੋਇਆ
- asleep in Odia
- ଶୋଇପଡ଼ିଛନ୍ତି
- asleep in Sanskrit
- सुप्त suptá
- asleep in Pashto
- ويده widë
- asleep in Tagalog
- tulog
- asleep in Arabic
- نَائِم nāʔim
- asleep in Persian
- خوابیده xâbide
- asleep in Thai
- หลับ làp
Examples of asleep in a sentence
- The princess was sleeping fast, and her servants were fast asleep too.
- The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.
- It is a shame: his first day driving and he falls asleep at the wheel.
Synonyms of asleep
- cold
- comatose
- dead to the world
- dormant
- down for the count
- in the arms of Morpheus
- in the arms of Murphy
- out cold
- out like a light
- sacked out
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Origin of asleep
From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.
Words formed from asleep
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Words that rhyme with asleep
Questions about asleep
- What does asleep mean?
- Asleep means in a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
- What is asleep in Hindi?
- Asleep in Hindi is सुप्त (supt). See Asleep meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is asleep?
- Asleep is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce asleep?
- Asleep is pronounced /əˈsliːp/.
Words near asleep in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: asleep (page history and authors); सुप्त (Hindi) (page history and authors); asleep (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); asleep (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಸುಪ್ತ (Kannada) (page history and authors); asleep (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asleep (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); सुप्त (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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