Definitions for slept
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sleptthe preterite of sleep.

   Silence! coeval with eternity,
   Thou wert ere nature first began to be,
   ’Twas one vast nothing all, and all slept fast in thee. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slept

   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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Slept

   of Sleep

2. Slept

   imp. & p. p. of Sleep

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slept

   slept, pa.t. and pa.p. of sleep.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slept' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4267

Anagrams for slept »

1. pelts

2. spelt

3. splet

How to pronounce slept?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say slept in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slept in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slept in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of slept in a Sentence

1. Tyler Tessier:

   The pregnant teacher did n’t show up to her first day of school on Sept. 5. On Sept. 7, her vehicle was found parked five minutes away from the school she worked at. PREGNANT MARYLAND TEACHER REPORTED MISSING AFTER SENDING' TROUBLING' TEXT MESSAGE On Monday, Wallen’s father, Mark, pleaded with the public at a news conference for information on his daughter and was offering a $ 25,000 reward for anything on her whereabouts, while Tyler Tessier, who also spoke, said Tyler Tessier was praying Wallen would be found safe. Laura, if you are listening, it doesn't matter what’s happened, it doesn't matter what type of trouble, there is nothing we can't fix together – myself and yourfamily, there are so many people, so many people that miss you, so many people who were out, who haven't slept. We haven't eaten. We are just looking or praying that you are safe.

2. Scott Eastwood:

   If it makes you feel any better, he did sleep with one of my ex-girlfriends – but she was my current girlfriend at the time, wait, he slept with your girlfriend while you were together?

3. Tom Hanks:

   I was wiped after 12 minutes [ of exercising ]. I laid down in my hospital bed and just slept.

4. Kathy Griffin:

   I could do this in my sleep, if I slept.

5. Edo Hozic:

   The art works cover the period of the Cold War, everything that this bunker slept through during its long isolation.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=slept
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slept
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slept
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=slept