What does Asleep mean?
Definitions for Asleep
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Princeton's WordNet
asleep(p)adjective
in a state of sleep
"were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
asleep(p), benumbed, numbadjective
lacking sensation
"my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased, departed, goneadverb
dead
"he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
asleepadverb
into a sleeping state
"he fell asleep"
asleepadverb
in the sleep of death
Wiktionary
asleepadjective
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
asleepadjective
Inattentive.
How could you miss that? Were you asleep?
asleepadjective
Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles.
asleepadjective
dead
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Asleepadverb
Etymology: from a and sleep.
How many thousands of my poorest subjects
Are at this hour asleep! O gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee! William Shakespeare, H. IV.The diligence of trade, and noiseful gain,
And luxury more late asleep were laid:
All was the night’s, and, in her silent reign,
No sound the rest of nature did invade. John Dryden, Ann. M.There is no difference between a person asleep, and in an apoplexy, but that the one can be awaked, and the other cannot. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
If a man watch too long, it is odds but he will fall asleep. Francis Bacon, Essays.
Thus done the tales, to bed they creep,
By whispering winds soon lull’d asleep. John Milton, l’Allegro.
Wikipedia
asleep
Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, but more reactive than a coma or disorders of consciousness, with sleep displaying different, active brain patterns. Sleep occurs in repeating periods, in which the body alternates between two distinct modes: REM sleep and non-REM sleep. Although REM stands for "rapid eye movement", this mode of sleep has many other aspects, including virtual paralysis of the body. Dreams are a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. During sleep, most of the body's systems are in an anabolic state, helping to restore the immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems; these are vital processes that maintain mood, memory, and cognitive function, and play a large role in the function of the endocrine and immune systems. The internal circadian clock promotes sleep daily at night. The diverse purposes and mechanisms of sleep are the subject of substantial ongoing research. Sleep is a highly conserved behavior across animal evolution, likely going back hundreds of millions of years.Humans may suffer from various sleep disorders, including dyssomnias such as insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea; parasomnias such as sleepwalking and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder; bruxism; and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The use of artificial light has substantially altered humanity's sleep patterns. Common sources of artificial light include outdoor lighting and the screens of electronic devices such as smartphones and televisions, which emit large amounts of blue light, a form of light typically associated with daytime. This disrupts the release of the hormone melatonin needed to regulate the sleep-cycle.
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asleep
Asleep refers to the natural state of rest characterized by a temporary loss of consciousness, decreased physical activity, and reduced sensory awareness, typically occurring on a daily basis in humans and animals to promote overall health and well-being. This state allows the body to recover, grow, and process information and experiences from the day.
Webster Dictionary
Asleep
in a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant
Asleep
in the sleep of the grave; dead
Asleep
numbed, and, usually, tingling
Etymology: [Pref. a- + sleep.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Asleep
a-slēp′, adj. or adv. in sleep: sleeping: in the sleep of death, dead. [Prep. a, and Sleep.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
asleep
The sail filled with wind just enough for swelling or bellying out,--as contrasted with its flapping.
Editors Contribution
asleepverb
A term used in reference to believers who have died.
Our God Jehovah fell asleep on the 7th day after his creation, and his work was finished.
Etymology: Resting
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on August 30, 2023
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Asleep' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4061
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Asleep' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2290
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Asleep' in Adjectives Frequency: #513
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Asleep in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Asleep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Asleep in a Sentence
I teed off so early and I was so cold, I was kind of falling asleep. The front nine, I was like, gosh, ‘I’m so tired. Now I’m hungry,’ didn’t hit many fairways on the front nine, so I think that showed on the scorecard. I think just hitting the fairways this week is essential to having a good round. I don’t think distance will help that much because the rough is so long. You’re going to break your wrist if you hit it all at a time.
The undertaking of a careless man succeeds not, though he use the right expedients: a clever hunter, though well placed in ambush, kills not his quarry if he falls asleep.
He was made to smack his mother, he had to do it three times before the smacks were loud enough for Tony Alamo to approve of them … His control was absolute. No one told him no. It was pretty horrible. Something as simple as falling asleep in church could get you in trouble, even though it was the third time you ’d been at church that day, and you had already worked and gone to school and prayed for several hours. We would be nodding off. But if someone went to sleep ? God forbid you got caught. It was pretty bad … I wanted to know what life was like beyond this.
When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
It is by no means certain that our individual personality is the single inhabitant of these our corporeal frames... We all do things both awake and asleep which surprise us. Perhaps we have cotenants in this house we live in.
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- نائمArabic
- заспал, изтръпнал, спящBulgarian
- adormitCatalan, Valencian
- schlafenGerman
- κοιμισμένος, μουδιασμένος, αποκοιμισμένοςGreek
- dormidoSpanish
- خوابیدهPersian
- nukkuva, tunnoton, nukuksiin, nukuksissa, puutunut, turta, nukkumassa, unessaFinnish
- endormiFrench
- codladhIrish
- alszikHungarian
- addormentatoItalian
- 痺れる, 熟睡, 眠る, 寝るJapanese
- cubo, cubitusLatin
- rieqedMaltese
- slapendDutch
- ويدهPashto, Pushto
- dormente, dormindoPortuguese
- adormitRomanian
- уснуть, затечь, спать, вялыйRussian
- 睡着Chinese
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