Asleep Meaning
/əˈsliːp/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
adjInattentive.
Sentence Examples
I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.
On my way home, I fell asleep on the train and rode past my station.
The exhausted child fell fast asleep during the long car ride.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby finally fell ____ after being rocked gently for twenty minutes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The baby fell ____ in his mother's arms after a long and noisy day.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby finally fell ____ after being rocked gently for twenty minutes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The baby fell ____ in his mother's arms after a long and noisy day.