asleep en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈsliːp/
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Etymology
From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, predicative) In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
Never disturb a man asleep.
I was asleep when you called.
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(not-comparable, predicative, slang) Inattentive.
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:How could you miss that? Were you asleep?
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(not-comparable, of a body part, predicative) 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:
- (euphemistic, not-comparable, predicative) Dead.
Antonyms
Deriveds
asleep at the switch · half-asleep · every shut eye isn't asleep · fast asleep · falling asleep · fall asleep · sound asleep · dead asleep · unasleep · fall asleep in the Lord · asleep at the wheel
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
zonked · Very asleep · Slightly asleep · adoze · Activity whilst asleep · sound asleep · half-asleep · somniloquous · somnambulant · dead asleep · somnambulic · somnambulistic · half-awake · fast asleep
Relateds
Synonyms
sleepbound · in the arms of Murphy · unawaking · out like a light · sleeping · somnambular · unawakening · dead to the world · dormant · unwaking · comatose · down for the count · in the arms of Morpheus · asleep · nangry · out cold · cold · sacked out
Translations (97)
es dormido (in a state of sleep) · nv yiisííʼ (numb or prickling) · bg заспал (in a state of sleep) · ca adormit (in a state of sleep) · ps ويده (inattentive) · it addormentato (inattentive) · cmn 睡著的 (in a state of sleep) · la cubo (inattentive) · ar نَائِم (in a state of sleep) · mr झोपेत (in a state of sleep) · es jato (in a state of sleep) · bg изтръпнал (numb or prickling) · sq përgjumur (inattentive) · km ដេកលក់ (in a state of sleep) · ja 熟睡 (in a state of sleep) · ru затёкший (numb or prickling) · pl uśpiony (in a state of sleep) · pt dormente (numb or prickling) · ja 眠っている (in a state of sleep) · ru вя́лый (inattentive) · hy քնած (in a state of sleep) · pt dormindo (in a state of sleep) · nrf endormi (in a state of sleep) · fi nukuksissa (in a state of sleep) · fr endormi (in a state of sleep) · ja 寝ている (in a state of sleep) · ga i do chodladh (in a state of sleep) · yi שלאָפֿן (in a state of sleep) · he רדום (numb or prickling) · enm aslepe (in a state of sleep) · fi nukuksiin (in a state of sleep) · de schlafend (in a state of sleep) · dsb spicy (in a state of sleep) · af aan die slaap (in a state of sleep) · es dormido (numb or prickling) · el αποκοιμισμένος (in a state of sleep) · ko 저리다 (numb or prickling) · de eingeschlafen (numb or prickling) · ru спя́щий (in a state of sleep) · pt dormindo (inattentive) · fi turta (numb or prickling) · bcl turog (in a state of sleep) · mi kēkerewai (numb or prickling) · kix sàilò (in a state of sleep) · fi nukkuva (in a state of sleep) · sq n'gjum (in a state of sleep) · fi nukuksissa (inattentive) · fa خوابیده (in a state of sleep) · el μουδιασμένος (numb or prickling) · he ישן (in a state of sleep) · el κοιμισμένος (in a state of sleep) · he ישן (inattentive) · mr निद्रित (in a state of sleep) · ca adormit (inattentive) · el κοιμισμένος (inattentive) · ps ويده (numb or prickling) · fi nukkumassa (in a state of sleep) · io dormanta (in a state of sleep) · sq fjetur (in a state of sleep) · th หลับ (in a state of sleep) · fi unessa (inattentive) · mk заспан (in a state of sleep) · hu elzsibbadt, el van zsibbadva (numb or prickling) · la cubitus (inattentive) · tl tulog (in a state of sleep) · fi unessa (in a state of sleep) · ru усну́вший (in a state of sleep) · ja 痺れた (numb or prickling) · he רדום (inattentive) · it addormentato (in a state of sleep) · ro adormit (in a state of sleep) · eo dormanta (in a state of sleep) · ur خوابیدہ (in a state of sleep) · ca adormit (numb or prickling) · bg спящ (in a state of sleep) · ps ويده (in a state of sleep) · es dormido (inattentive) · mi mātorutoru (numb or prickling) · war turog (in a state of sleep) · la dormiēns (in a state of sleep) · be спя́чы (in a state of sleep) · hu alszik (in a state of sleep) · fi tunnoton (numb or prickling) · nl slapend (in a state of sleep) · az yatmış (in a state of sleep) · enm aslepe (inattentive) · cy ynghwsg (in a state of sleep) · ang slǣpende (in a state of sleep) · uk спля́чий (in a state of sleep) · mt rieqed (in a state of sleep) · ko 잠들다 (in a state of sleep) · fi puutunut (numb or prickling) · pdt toschlop (in a state of sleep) · cmn 熟睡 (in a state of sleep) · mi kerekerewai (numb or prickling) · pl śpiący (in a state of sleep) · cmn 睡着的 (in a state of sleep)