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Asleep Sleeping əˈsliːp Baby Sound I Exhausted Fell

Word asleep
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / əˈsliːp / NAmE / əˈsliːp /
Example
  • the baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs.
  • i waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply).
  • he was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
  • she was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work.
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asleep

(adjective)BrE / əˈsliːp / NAmE / əˈsliːp /
  1. sleeping
    • opposite awake
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/awake_1
    • The baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs.
    • I waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply).
    • He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
    • She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work.
    • The police found him asleep in a garage.

    Extra Examples

    • At the end of the afternoon they were exhausted and half asleep.
    • I fell asleep almost immediately.
    • The baby lay peacefully asleep in its cradle.
    • The children were all sound asleep in bed.
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