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Asleep Sleeping əˈsliːp Fell Adjective I Waited Fast

Word3 asleep
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /əˈsliːp/ /əˈsliːp/
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  • i waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply).
  • the baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs.
  • he was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
  • my mother fell asleep at the wheel (= while driving) and crashed into a tree.
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asleep

(adjective)/əˈsliːp/ /əˈsliːp/
  1. sleeping
    • OPPOSITE awake
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    • I waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply).
    • The baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs.
    • He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
    • My mother fell asleep at the wheel (= while driving) and crashed into a tree.
    • She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work.
    • The police found him asleep in a garage.
  2. not paying enough attention to what you need to do
    • They were asleep on the job as the financial crisis deepened.
    • Let's hope the regulators are not asleep at the wheel.
    • Someone must have been asleep at the switch to alow this to happen.
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