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sleep en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• slēp
• (General-American) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /sliːp/
• [slɪjp] (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

From Middle English slepen, from Anglian Old English slēpan (West Saxon Old English slǣpan), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (“to sleep”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian sleepe, sliap, sliip, släipe (“to sleep”), Saterland Frisian släipe (“to sleep”), West Frisian sliepe (“to sleep”), Alemannic German schlaaffe, schlaafä, schlafe, schloafe, schloafen, schlofe, schlàfu (“to sleep”), Bavarian schlofn, schlåfn, sghlofn (“to sleep”), Central Franconian schlofe (“to sleep”), Cimbrian slaafan, slafan, slavan (“to sleep”), Dutch and Low German slapen (“to sleep”), German schlafen (“to sleep”), Limburgish schloëpe, slaope (“to sleep”), Luxembourgish schlofen (“to sleep”), Mòcheno schloven (“to sleep”), Vilamovian šłȫfa, śłöfa (“to sleep”), Yiddish שלאָפֿן (shlofn, “to sleep”), Crimean Gothic schlipen (“to sleep”), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (slēpan, “to sleep”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
   • We sleep in the bedroom. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
   • You should sleep eight hours a day.
2. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
   • Last night we slept together for the first time.
3. (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
   • Huge red tents erected around our small yellow one. Huge red tents that could sleep 8 and instead sleep 2. Lawn furniture is scattered about, duffle bags arrive, the clatter of pots and pans. 1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 9:
   • This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.
4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
   • Huge red tents erected around our small yellow one. Huge red tents that could sleep 8 and instead sleep 2. Lawn furniture is scattered about, duffle bags arrive, the clatter of pots and pans. 1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 9:
   • We ſleep over our Happineſs, Great as it is, and want to be rous'd into a quick and thankful ſenſe of it, either by an actual Change of Circumſtances, or by a Compariſon of our Own caſe with that of other Men. 1706 October 8 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Francis Atterbury, “A Sermon Preach’d in the Guild-Hall Chapel, London, Sept. 28. 1706. Being the Day of the Election of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor.”, in Fourteen Sermons Preach’d on Several Occasions. […], London: […] E. P. [Edmund Parker?] for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1708, →OCLC, page 407:
5. (euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive) To be dead.
   • For if we beleeue that Ieſus died, and roſe againe: euen ſo them alſo which ſleepe in Ieſus, will God bring with him. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, column 2:
   • It was that of a man in advanced life, with a long grizzled beard, and also robed in white, probably the husband of the lady, who, after surviving her many years, came at the last to sleep once more for good and all beside her. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
   • Then bury me beneath the willow Beneath the weeping willow tree And when he knows that I am sleeping Perhaps he will weep for me b. 1909, traditional, “Under The Willow Tree”:
6. (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
   • How ſweet the moone-light ſleepes vpon this banke,[…] c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 182, column 2:
   • a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps
7. (intransitive) To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
   • After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.
8. (transitive) To place into a state of hibernation.
   • Even when you have reasons not to sleep the computer, it's still a good idea to sleep the display after a period of time. 2009, Mike Lee, Scott Meyers, Learn Mac OS X Snow Leopard, page 91:
9. (intransitive, qualifier:dynamics) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
   • When a top is sleeping, it is spinning without precessing.
   • A top sleeps when it moves with such velocity, and spins so smoothly, that its motion is imperceptible. 1854, Anne E. Baker, Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases:
10. (qualifier:dynamics, transitive) To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
    • Yo-yo tricks involving sleeping the yo-yo (like "walking the dog" and "rocking the baby") cannot be performed in space. 1995, All Aboard for Space: Introducing Space to Youngsters, page 158:
11. (slang, transitive) To knock (someone) out (as, in a fight).

Forms

Deriveds

sleep in with · outsleep · cosleep · sleep in · sleepwort · how do you sleep at night · sleepeat · sleepable · sleep out · sleep with one's fathers · sleep in heavenly peace · sleep it out · sleeping pill · does Dolly Parton sleep on her back · sleep like a log · sleep with · sleep like a rock · sleepwalk · sleep funny · sleepiphany · how can you sleep at night · Sleeping Beauty · sleep under the same bridge · unsleep · sleep divorce · sleep over · sleep it off · forsleep · sleeper · sleep well · sleep flower · sleep off · sleep easy · undersleep · sleep together · whatever helps you sleep at night · sleep like a top · sleep-eat · sleep with the fishes · sleep one off · non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder · sleep-fuck · sleep rough · sleep around · sleeping bag · oversleep · besleep · sleep like a baby · hypersleep · sleep with one eye open · sleep-at-noon · coldsleep · sleep like a mouse · sleep a wink · sleep on · sleep like a dog

Descendants

sribi

Hyponyms

doss · nap · noon · catnap

Meronyms

sleepwalk · snore · dream · somnambulate · saw wood

Relateds

rest · snooze (rest in a state of reduced consciousness) · snooze · count sheep · sleeping · doze (rest in a state of reduced consciousness) · sleepy · shuteye · fall asleep · slumber · zzz · wake · nap (rest in a state of reduced consciousness) · shut-eye · catnap · go to bed · soporific

Synonyms

doze · crash · slumber · saw logs · catch some z's · repose · sleep · sleep a wink · rest · snooze

Translations (390)

xsr གཟིམས (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yua weenel (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · knj wey (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kg kulala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nl onderbrengen (to accommodate) · tum gona (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ba йоҡтау (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kld baabili (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kix sàih (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bg приютя́вам (to accommodate) · de schlàfu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sv sova (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · pap drumi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睡覺 /睡觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · grc εὕδω (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lt miegoti (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · jra pĭt (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gug ke (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ovd såvå (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ro dormi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睏覺 /困觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · enm slepen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ket таӷут ~ тадам (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · el κοιμάμαι (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · be спаць (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hit 𒊺𒌍𒍣 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ml ഉറങ്ങുക (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de schlofe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · xmm tidor (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · otk 𐰆𐰑𐰃 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · my အိပ် (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yur chkeyek' (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sh спа̏ти (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tr uyumak (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sdn drummí (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · es apolillar (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nl slapen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ja お休みになる (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · io dormar (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de schlaaffe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ta இடமளி (to accommodate) · si නින්ද (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · grc καθεύδω (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ppl kuchi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rgn durmir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · abs tidor (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rhg gúm za- (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bo གཟིམས (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nv ałhosh (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nrf dormi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ceb tulog (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · evn а- (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · si නිදියනවා (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ko 자다 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kw hunya (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · af slaap (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mww pw (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar رقد (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kaw turu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ak da (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nn sova (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mt raqad (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ms tidur (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tg хобидан (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ml ഉറക്കുക (to accommodate) · ta உறங்கவை (to accommodate) · myv удомс (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sh spȁti (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ks نؠثٕر (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · es guindar (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hit 𒋗𒌒𒉺𒊑 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · dlm dormer (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · av кьижизе (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lv guldīt (to accommodate) · sjd вуэдтӭ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ru спать (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kw koska (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · srn sribi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kkh ᨶᩬᩁ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · os хуыссын (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sw kulala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yi שלאָפֿן (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · su kulem (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · blt ꪙꪮꪙ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de pennen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ru размеща́ть (to accommodate) · zh фи (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar نام (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · haw hiamoe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · syl ꠢꠥꠔꠣ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · arc ܢܡ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cv ҫывӑр (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ta உறக்கு (to accommodate) · kmr veketin (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ru размести́ть (to accommodate) · cu ⱄⱏⱂⰰⱅⰻ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rom sovel (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar انخمد (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · th นอน (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sdc drummí (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zea slaepe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ddg caia (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · pac bíq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ckb نووستِن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · shn ၼွၼ်း (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cop ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nb sove (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睡瞌睡 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · blz royot (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ce тхъанг (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sm moe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sh спа́вати (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mr झोपणे (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de penne (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sa सस्ति (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mdf удомс (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ibg katurug (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · frr sliip (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kum юхламакъ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rsk спац (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hy նիրհել (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · egy qd-d:d:N33C-D5 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · grc κνώσσω (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bxd ja̠p⁵⁵ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ja 宿泊する (to accommodate) · khb ᦓᦸᧃ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zea meure (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ks شۄنٛگُن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ky укта (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · se oađđit (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ru помеща́ть (to accommodate) · njo-jgl ayip (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ltg gulēt (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · pl spać (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ruo durmi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tl matulog (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hak 睡目 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ang sƿefan (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ani кьихинну (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kac yup (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · id tidur (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · th หลับ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mr निजणे (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · svs izi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fr dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · wuu 睏覺 /困觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gu ઊંઘવું (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · uk спа́ти (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar نعس (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zu lala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sa प्रस्वपिति (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sk spať (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bn শোয়া (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ast adormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cic nosi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bg спя (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lv dusēt (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mi moe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ta தூங்கு (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bts modom (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · za ninz (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ttj -gwijagira (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar رَقَدَ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ny gona (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kpv узьны (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fi mahtua nukkumaan (to accommodate) · bn ঘুমানো (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · wo nelaw (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gl durmir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kk ұйықтау (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mi moe takarerewa (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hac وتەی (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fo sova (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yue 瞓覺 /𰥛觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · da sove (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ps خوب کول (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ug ئۇخلىماق (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sw lala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · crh yuqlamaq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · roa-tar durmè (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mi korohiko (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kg lala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · vec dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mn ᠤᠨᠲᠠᠬᠤ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gan 睏覺 /困觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bo གཟིམ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ba йоҡлау (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de unterbringen (to accommodate) · ckb خەوتن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · es sornar (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lo ຫລັບ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · egy s-Dr:r-A55 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · eo dormi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mi kaikaru (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · haw moe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fi majoittaa (to accommodate) · arc ܕܡܟ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ilo turug (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lo ນອນຫລັບ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · btx medem (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yue 瞓 /𰥛 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · grc δαρθάνω (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · uga 𐎊𐎌𐎐 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · si බුදියනවා (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gcr dronmi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tpw ker (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cjs узурға (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · liv maggõ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ttj -byama (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fi nukkua (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ta தூங்கவை (to accommodate) · mhn schloven (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ak deda (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mi moe toropuku (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de schlooffe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · aio ꩫ︀ွꩫ︀် (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mk спие (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ood ko꞉ṣ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yua wenel (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sah утуй (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lmo durmì (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · la cubō (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar نَامَ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hil tulug (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · xh lala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zza hon şiyayen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · chr ᎦᏟᎭ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zh 眠 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ale sagakux (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de schloafen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kcg kai nda (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nah cochi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kl sinippoq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · wlo kole (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · abs sono (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tk uklamak (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · wa doirmi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nap dorme (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · vi ngủ gục (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · la dormiō (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · eu lo egin (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · or ନିଦ୍ରାଯିବା (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ka ძილი (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · jv turu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · el κοιμίζω (to accommodate) · he יָשֵׁן (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nap dormì (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ln lala (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · uk поспа́ти (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mkz ta'e (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sa निद्राति (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ca dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ht dòmi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ga codail (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · te కునుకుట (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mnp 目䁒 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de schlafen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nci cochi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nds slapen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tft hotu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sro dòrmiri (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bh सुतल (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · got 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mi kaihewa (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fro dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · es jatear (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ja 寝る (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · pl mieścić (to accommodate) · as শো (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · et magama (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · qu puñui (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · uz uxlamoq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mwl drumir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nl te slapen leggen (to accommodate) · sdh خەفتِن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yue 睏覺 /困觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tsg tūg (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lmo dormì (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sl spati (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hy քնել (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · vi ngủ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ast dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kmr razan (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rap moe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · es dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睏 /困 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · yue 睏 /困 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ur سونا (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fa خوابیدَن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ium bueix (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · khi-kun tsaː (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ru помести́ть (to accommodate) · tk ýatmak (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · udm изьыны (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ne सुत्नु (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · pa ਸੌਣਾ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lo ນອນ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fi olla ... nukkumapaikkaa (to accommodate) · pt dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · chy -énome (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rup dormu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bbc modom (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lki ھوەتِن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ike sinik (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · az yuxulamaq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · wuu 睏 /困 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · es apolar (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · is sofa (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sh spávati (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mn унтах (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · aho 𑜃𑜨𑜃𑜫 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · az uyumaq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · rm durmir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tt йокларга (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cbk dormi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gil matu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · scn dòrmiri (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sq fle (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kmr nivistin (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zea slaope (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fur durmî (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ks نِندٕر (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sa द्रायति (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · br kousket (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lb schlofen (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hsb spać (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · war katurog (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kmr xewtin (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · nod ᨶᩬᩁ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · grc κοιμάομαι (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · de schlaafä (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · esu qavartuq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gan 睏 /困 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hi सोना (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · sa स्वपिति (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · frr släipe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ngh ʘun (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bo གཟིམ་པ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kmr raketin (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · oc dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · txb klänts- (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · tyv удуур (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ta உறங்கு (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · orv съпати (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ngh ʘuny ʘpwoiŋ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fi voida majoittua (to accommodate) · az yatmaq (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cdo 睏 /困 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · li slaope (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ia dormir (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · qu puñuy (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gd caidil (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · it dormire (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · unm kawi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cs spát (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mfe dormi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar نام (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ko 잠자다 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hsn 睏覺 /困觉 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cy cysgu (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ang slæpan (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hu alszik (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · lv gulēt (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ar رقد (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fy sliepe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ko 주무시다 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bg приютя́ (to accommodate) · ps اوده کېدل (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · kw tergoska (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · bo ཉལ་བ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · hy ննջել (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ota اویومق (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ckt йыԓӄэтык (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ru поспа́ть (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ja 眠る (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睡眠 (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gld ао- (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · zza rakewten (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mba hiduga (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mbb lipezeng (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · to mohe (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · dsb spaś (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · ppl cuchi (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · km ដេក (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · cu съпати (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · te నిద్రించు (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · mnc ᠠᠮᡤᠠᠮᠪᡳ (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · fa خُفْتَن (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · csb spac (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) · gur gĩse (to rest in state of reduced consciousness)

sleep en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• slēp
• (General-American) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /sliːp/
• [slɪjp] (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

From Middle English slepe, sleep, sleepe, from Old English slǣp (“sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz (“sleep”). Cognates Cognate with Yola slepe (“sleep”), Saterland Frisian Släip (“sleep”), West Frisian sliep (“sleep”), Dutch slaap (“sleep”), German Schlaf (“sleep”), Luxembourgish Schlof (“sleep”), Vilamovian šłȫf, śłöf (“sleep”), Yiddish שלאָף (shlof, “sleep”), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐍃 (slēps, “sleep”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
   • We need to conduct an overnight sleep test to diagnose your sleep problem.
   • I really need some sleep.
2. (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
   • a sound night’s sleep
   • I’m just going to have a quick sleep.
3. (countable, informal, metonymically, uncountable) A night.
   • There are only three sleeps till Christmas!
4. (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
   • But it rings And we rise, Wipe the sleep out of our eyes[…] 1980, “Daydream Believer”performed by Anne Murray:
   • [...] and draw the medial canthus (aka medial commissure) at the medial extreme. Now draw the lacrimal caruncle at the medial corner of the eye, which produces whitish, oily fluid—it produces “sleep in the eye.” 2017, Adam J. Fisch, Neuroanatomy: Draw It to Know It, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
   • When she had rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and wept till she was tired, she set out on her way and walked for many, many a day, till she at last came to a big mountain. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 233:
   • The part of the eyelid that is the location of the lacrimal caruncle, which produces rheum or "sleep," the gritty substance often present when awakening. 2019, Jahangir Moini, Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professionals, Jones & Bartlett Learning, page 780, entry "Medial canthus"
5. (countable, uncountable) A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
   • The daily sleep of plants, and their winter sleep, present in this respect exactly similar phenomena[…] 1843, Joh Müller, John Bell, Elements of Physiology, page 808:
6. (countable, uncountable) The hibernation of animals.

Forms

Deriveds

dog sleep · sleepaholic · sleep-shorts · cryosleep · sleepbound · sleepwrite · sleep schedule · sleepish · sleep-learning · sleep hygiene · put to sleep · soul sleep · sleep regression · second sleep · on sleep · sleeptalker · postsleep · sleepless · scare-sleep · sleepdriving · hybrid sleep · treacle sleep · sleep-proof · sleep of the just · sleep pressure · sleep cap · antisleep · halfsleep · big sleep · nonsleep · polyphasic sleep · asleep · REM sleep · fox's sleep · sleep terror · dogsleep · sleep apnea · sleep camel · sleep disorder · sleep spindle · sleep-in · sleeplike · morning sleep · sleepful · sleepies · sleeptime · sleepwalker · sleep-deprived · sleep mode · ageless sleep · sleep diaper · cold sleep · sleepwear · sleepwaker · sleep twitch · sleep debt · unsleep · sleep mask · cry oneself to sleep · sleep divorce · one could do it in one's sleep · broken sleep · sleepeater · twilight sleep · sleeptalk · delayed sleep phase disorder · sleepcation · good night's sleep · sleep talk · midsleep · sleep machine · microsleep · electrosleep · sleepsack · lack of sleep · go to sleep · biphasic sleep · sleep-charged · sleepage · sleep paralysis · no sleep for the wicked · yen sleep · sleepmarch · druidic sleep · dead sleep · beauty sleep · sleepness · sleep start · divided sleep · first sleep · wake-sleep algorithm · sleepy · sleepover · sleep apnoea · next sleep · presleep · fox sleep · sleepsuit · sleep-drunk · sleep aid · eternal sleep · deep sleep · sleep black · sleep dep · sleepwaking · autosleep · orthodox sleep · sleepward · paradoxical sleep · lose sleep · segmented sleep · sleep deprivation · sleep tight · sleep nappy · sleep shorts · sleep deficit · sleepshirt · sleepwise

Synonyms

sleepy booger(s) · eye bogie(s) · sleepy sand · nyctinasty · sleepies · nyctitropism · sleeper · eye snot · eye sand · eye crust · eye gunk · crusty · sleepy dust · sleepy · eye booger(s) · bed booger(s) · eye goop · gound

Translations (334)

ar رَمَص (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · id belek (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · orv сънъ (state of reduced consciousness) · fr sommeil (state of reduced consciousness) · es sueño (state of reduced consciousness) · ar نعاس (state of reduced consciousness) · ar نَوْمَة (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · arc ܢܘܡܬܐ (state of reduced consciousness) · ssy dhin (state of reduced consciousness) · so hurdo (state of reduced consciousness) · pt sono (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · rm sön (state of reduced consciousness) · fr chassie (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · hak 睡眠 (state of reduced consciousness) · hu csipa (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · fur sium (state of reduced consciousness) · fi uni (state of reduced consciousness) · sh са̏н (state of reduced consciousness) · grc λήμη (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · oc sòm (state of reduced consciousness) · la grāmiae (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · da søvn (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · hak 目屎 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ta பீளை (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sl spanec (state of reduced consciousness) · hi निद्रा (state of reduced consciousness) · de Augenbutter (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · zza hılm (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · arc ܫܢܬܐ (state of reduced consciousness) · sa निद्रा (state of reduced consciousness) · be сон (state of reduced consciousness) · aa xin (state of reduced consciousness) · ca son (state of reduced consciousness) · osa įcólą (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ht sòmey (state of reduced consciousness) · ota اویقو (state of reduced consciousness) · ltg mīgs (state of reduced consciousness) · mfe somey (state of reduced consciousness) · wa doirmaedje (state of reduced consciousness) · tpw kera (state of reduced consciousness) · dlm samno (state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睏 /困 (state of reduced consciousness) · cs spánek (state of reduced consciousness) · abs tidor (state of reduced consciousness) · as টোপনি (state of reduced consciousness) · ba йоҡо (state of reduced consciousness) · zh 眵 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · tl tulog (state of reduced consciousness) · ja 目垢 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · oc laganha (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · th นิทรา (state of reduced consciousness) · vec sgarbeła (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ps خوب (state of reduced consciousness) · ja 眠り (state of reduced consciousness) · udi непӏ (state of reduced consciousness) · mt irqad (state of reduced consciousness) · sv sovande (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · ru сон (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ja 睡眠 (state of reduced consciousness) · rm sien (state of reduced consciousness) · lo ໄສຍາດ (state of reduced consciousness) · rkt ঘুম (state of reduced consciousness) · syl ꠘꠤꠖ (state of reduced consciousness) · izh sitta (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · lki خاو (state of reduced consciousness) · vec sono (state of reduced consciousness) · fy sliep (state of reduced consciousness) · pam muri (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · bn পিঁচুটি (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · evn ами (state of reduced consciousness) · sux 𒅇 (state of reduced consciousness) · ht dòmi (state of reduced consciousness) · egy qd-d:d:nw-ir (state of reduced consciousness) · ast sueñu (state of reduced consciousness) · tk uky (state of reduced consciousness) · da søvn (state of reduced consciousness) · ar رقاد (state of reduced consciousness) · ar نَوْم (state of reduced consciousness) · nap suonno (state of reduced consciousness) · ro somn (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · tl muta (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · zh 睡覺 /睡觉 (state of reduced consciousness) · sc sonnu (state of reduced consciousness) · br kousk (state of reduced consciousness) · az yuxu (state of reduced consciousness) · fi unet (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · izh räämy (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · de Schlaf (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · de Augenschleim (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · eo dormo (state of reduced consciousness) · scn ariddu (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · mi moe (state of reduced consciousness) · ko 눈곱 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · st robala (state of reduced consciousness) · mk сон (state of reduced consciousness) · et uni (state of reduced consciousness) · nb søvn (state of reduced consciousness) · de Augenpopel (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · lv miegs (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · haw maka piapia (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sw usingizi (state of reduced consciousness) · ln ngoli (state of reduced consciousness) · km ដំណើរដេកលក់ (state of reduced consciousness) · ar غَمَص (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · nv awosh (state of reduced consciousness) · la sopor (state of reduced consciousness) · gld ами (state of reduced consciousness) · qu wigi (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · te కునుకు (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · syl ꠊꠥꠝ (state of reduced consciousness) · sah уу (state of reduced consciousness) · ro somn (state of reduced consciousness) · hy ճպուռ (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · tr uyku (state of reduced consciousness) · grc ὕπνος (state of reduced consciousness) · ta தூக்கம் (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · fa خْوَاب (state of reduced consciousness) · fo svøvnur (state of reduced consciousness) · gu પીયો (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · tum tulo (state of reduced consciousness) · vi sự ngũ (state of reduced consciousness) · hy քուն (state of reduced consciousness) · sdh خەو (state of reduced consciousness) · ota اویقو (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · ko 잠 (state of reduced consciousness) · br hun (state of reduced consciousness) · ml ഉറക്കം (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · sa स्वाप (state of reduced consciousness) · ny tulo (state of reduced consciousness) · sk karpiny (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · mr झोप (state of reduced consciousness) · ms tahi mata (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · la somnus (state of reduced consciousness) · ro puchină (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · haw hiamoe (state of reduced consciousness) · sjd нагерь (state of reduced consciousness) · ar نومة (state of reduced consciousness) · id tidur (state of reduced consciousness) · sv sömngubbe (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · mi pīkaru (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · zh 睏眠 /困眠 (state of reduced consciousness) · got 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐍃 (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · it cispa (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ar سِنَة (state of reduced consciousness) · sq gjumë (state of reduced consciousness) · otk 𐰆 (state of reduced consciousness) · sv sömn (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · el ύπνος (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · cu сънъ (state of reduced consciousness) · wa soumey (state of reduced consciousness) · rkt নিন্দ (state of reduced consciousness) · hu alvás (state of reduced consciousness) · ta தூக்கம் (state of reduced consciousness) · arc שֵׁינְתָא (state of reduced consciousness) · te నిద్ర మత్తు (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ga brach (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ja 仮眠 (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · ug ئۇيقۇ (state of reduced consciousness) · ckb خەو (state of reduced consciousness) · cy môl (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ga suan (state of reduced consciousness) · ta பூளை (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sdh ڕیپِگ (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ml ഉറക്കം (state of reduced consciousness) · chr ᎦᎸᏗ (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · abs tidor (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · frr sliap (state of reduced consciousness) · mr नीद (state of reduced consciousness) · ce наб (state of reduced consciousness) · txb ṣpane (state of reduced consciousness) · lad esfuenyo (state of reduced consciousness) · xsv maigas (state of reduced consciousness) · uk сон (state of reduced consciousness) · ru сон (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · is svefn (state of reduced consciousness) · de Nachtruhe (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · gu નીંદર (state of reduced consciousness) · zh 眼屎 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · duo mitak (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ka წირპლი (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · rif iḍes (state of reduced consciousness) · ka ძილი (state of reduced consciousness) · he שינה (state of reduced consciousness) · de Schlafkörnchen (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · pal 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡 (state of reduced consciousness) · tpw kera (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · non svefn (state of reduced consciousness) · gcr sonmey (state of reduced consciousness) · pl śpioch (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · gl carraña (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · abs sono (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · ga codladh (state of reduced consciousness) · sh sȁn (state of reduced consciousness) · it sonno (state of reduced consciousness) · kmr xew (state of reduced consciousness) · sv sömn (state of reduced consciousness) · ia somno (state of reduced consciousness) · nl slaap (state of reduced consciousness) · sk spánok (state of reduced consciousness) · fa خواب (state of reduced consciousness) · nv nákʼeeshchąąʼ (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · aqc набкӏ (state of reduced consciousness) · ur نِینْد (state of reduced consciousness) · ta உறக்கம் (state of reduced consciousness) · lad es-huenyo (state of reduced consciousness) · es dormición (state of reduced consciousness) · ovd swemmen (state of reduced consciousness) · gl lepa (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · cy gôr (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · af slaap (state of reduced consciousness) · ro urdoare (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · bcl turog (state of reduced consciousness) · ko 수면 (state of reduced consciousness) · de Schlaf (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ru глазная слизь (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · zh 目屎膏 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · tft pete (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · de Schläfchen (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · lv miegs (state of reduced consciousness) · sv morgongrus (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · gd cadal (state of reduced consciousness) · de Schlaf (state of reduced consciousness) · yue 睡眠 (state of reduced consciousness) · pt sono (state of reduced consciousness) · gl lagaña (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sv gomorron (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · nds Slaap (state of reduced consciousness) · nl slaap (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sa स्वप (state of reduced consciousness) · rcf somèy (state of reduced consciousness) · ar نوم (state of reduced consciousness) · crh yuqu (state of reduced consciousness) · cy cwsg (state of reduced consciousness) · de Schlafsand (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ga sramaí (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · fi rähmä (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · bcl katurog (state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睡眠 (state of reduced consciousness) · bo གཉིད (state of reduced consciousness) · zza hewn (diq) (state of reduced consciousness) · ms tidur (state of reduced consciousness) · ca lleganya (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · hi नींद (state of reduced consciousness) · vi ghèn (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · te నిద్ర (state of reduced consciousness) · bg сън (state of reduced consciousness) · ar نوم (state of reduced consciousness) · sv ögongrus (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · hak 睡目 (state of reduced consciousness) · iso ụvbịzẹ (state of reduced consciousness) · ln mpongi (state of reduced consciousness) · zh 睡眠 (state of reduced consciousness) · nah cochina (state of reduced consciousness) · pt ramela (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · kw kosk (state of reduced consciousness) · ar عماص (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · de Schlaf in den Augen (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ky уйку (state of reduced consciousness) · gl remela (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · yue 睏 /困 (state of reduced consciousness) · cs ospalky (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · id tahi mata (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · mdf удома (state of reduced consciousness) · pdt Schlop (nds) (state of reduced consciousness) · mn нойр (state of reduced consciousness) · ar رُقاد (state of reduced consciousness) · mnc ᠠᠮᡠ (state of reduced consciousness) · ca llaganya (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sjd вуадтмушш (state of reduced consciousness) · fa خوَاب (state of reduced consciousness) · lt miegas (state of reduced consciousness) · bkt mpongi (state of reduced consciousness) · yue 眼屎 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · sv sömn (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · sv godmorgon (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · bg гурла (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · rhg gúm (state of reduced consciousness) · tyv уйгу (state of reduced consciousness) · sv tupplur (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · gcr somey (state of reduced consciousness) · mzn خو (state of reduced consciousness) · ru сон (state of reduced consciousness) · kk ұйқы (state of reduced consciousness) · fa ژَفْک (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · is stírur (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ckb ڕیپۆق (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ilo turog (state of reduced consciousness) · gu ઊંઘ (state of reduced consciousness) · am እንቅልፍ (state of reduced consciousness) · vi giấc ngủ (state of reduced consciousness) · bn ঘুম (state of reduced consciousness) · wa essoctaedje (state of reduced consciousness) · bal واب (state of reduced consciousness) · yi שלאָף (state of reduced consciousness) · mr झोप (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · enm slep (state of reduced consciousness) · ur سوتا (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · uz uyqu (state of reduced consciousness) · ota چاپاق (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ceb muta (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · zza hon (diq) (state of reduced consciousness) · sv sömngrus (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · got 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐍃 (state of reduced consciousness) · tr çapak (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · io dormo (state of reduced consciousness) · gl sono (state of reduced consciousness) · ja 目糞 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · eu lo (state of reduced consciousness) · he שֵׁנָה (state of reduced consciousness) · abs sono (state of reduced consciousness) · kne buta (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ty vare (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · arc שִׁנְתָא (state of reduced consciousness) · myv удома (state of reduced consciousness) · ast llagaña (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · tt йокы (state of reduced consciousness) · el τσίμπλα (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · de Matzel (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · rup somnu (state of reduced consciousness) · pt remela (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · fi unihiekka (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · th ขี้ตา (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · yue 瞓 /𰥛 (state of reduced consciousness) · ang slǣp (state of reduced consciousness) · scn sonnu (state of reduced consciousness) · ja 目脂 (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · de Groikerl (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · pl sen (state of reduced consciousness) · az uyqu (state of reduced consciousness) · mi pīkari (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · ur خْوَاب (state of reduced consciousness) · it sonno (informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping) · gu ચીપડો (substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum) · el ύπνος (state of reduced consciousness)