Plural of sleep
regular plural
The plural of sleep is sleeps.
Forms of sleep
| Singular | sleep /sliːp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sleeps /sliːps/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Sleeps in a sentence
- a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps
- After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.
- Jane sleeps in the top bunk, and her little sister Lauren takes the bottom bunk.From the entry bunk
- My cat often sleeps on my bed.From the entry bed
- He sleeps as the rain falls.From the entry as
Meaning of sleep
- verb To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- verb To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
- verb To accommodate in beds.
Questions about the plural of sleep
- What is the plural of sleep?
- The plural of sleep is sleeps.
- Is sleep countable?
- Sleep is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sleep (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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