sleep

CEFRA1

/ˈsliːp/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To rest with your eyes closed and body inactive.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To accommodate in beds.

Examples

  • We can't sleep because of the noise.

  • I have to go to sleep.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈslɪi̯p]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).

  2. To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

  3. To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

More examples

In context

  • I need to get some sleep.

  • Last night we slept together for the first time.

  • You should sleep eight hours a day.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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...