Definitions of asleep [əˈslip]

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Definition of 'asleep'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) asleep
in or into a state of sleep:
to fall asleep quickly.

2.  asleep
into a dormant or inactive state; to rest:
Put your doubts asleep.

3.  asleep
into the state of death.

4. (adj.) asleep
sleeping:
He is asleep.

5.  asleep
dormant; inactive.

6.  asleep
numb:
My foot is asleep.

7.  asleep
dead.

Etymology: (bef. 1000)

Definition of 'asleep'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) asleep(p)
in a state of sleep
"were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"

2. (adj) asleep(p), benumbed, numb
lacking sensation
"my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"

3. (adverb) asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased, departed, gone
dead
"he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"

4. (adverb) asleep
into a sleeping state
"he fell asleep"

5. (adverb) asleep
in the sleep of death

Definition of 'asleep'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) asleep
not awake
asleep on the sofa

2. asleep
fall asleep
to go to sleep
I fell asleep reading my book.

3. asleep
fast/sound asleep
≠ wide awake

Definition of 'asleep'

Webster Dictionary

1.  asleep
in a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant

2.  asleep
in the sleep of the grave; dead

3.  asleep
numbed, and, usually, tingling

Translation of 'asleep'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: sleeping The baby is asleep.
Afrikaans: aan die slaap	Arabic: نائِم	Bulgarian: заспал
Brazilian: adormecido	Czech: spící	German: schlafen
Danish: sove	Greek: που κοιμάται, αποκοιμισμέ	Spanish: dormido
Estonian: magab	Farsi: خواب؛ خوابیده	Finnish: nukkuva
French: endormi	Hebrew: יָשֵן	Hindi: सोया हुआ
Croatian: zaspao	Hungarian: alszik	Indonesian: tidur
Icelandic: sofandi	Italian: addormentato	Japanese: 眠っている
Korean: 잠들어	Lithuanian: miegantis	Latvian: aizmidzis
Malay: tidur	Dutch: in slaap	Norwegian: sove, i søvn
Polish: (pogrążony) we śnie	Persian: خواب؛ خوابیده	Pashto: ویده، په خوب کی
Portuguese: adormecido	Romanian: adormit	Russian: спящий
Slovak: spiaci	Slovenian: speč	Serbian: zaspao
Swedish: i sömn, sovande	Thai: นอนหลับ	Turkish: uyumakta, uykuda
Taiwanese: 睡著的	Ukrainian: сплячий	Urdu: خوابیدہ ، سویا ہوا
Vietnamese: ngủ	Chinese: 睡着的
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