😴asleep

adjective
/əˈsliːp/

Meaning

in a state of sleep

Example Sentences

The baby is fast asleep.

Example Expressions

fall asleep

Synonyms

sleeping, dozing, resting, napping

Antonyms

awake, alert

Collocations

fast asleep, fall asleep, sound asleep

More Example Sentences

She is about to fall asleep on the train.

He fell asleep right after reading a page.

Having worked all day long, he fell asleep.

He literally fell asleep during the meeting.

I was close to falling asleep in the meeting.

I was on the point of falling asleep in the meeting.

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines until the youngest child falls asleep halfway through

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts until they slowly fall asleep, feeling safe and happy

A family watches a movie together on Friday night in their cozy living room after the children finish their homework and the father makes buttery popcorn in the kitchen while the mother picks a comedy everyone will enjoy and they all snuggle under a big warm blanket on the sofa laughing at the funny scenes and quoting their favorite lines until the youngest child falls asleep halfway through and the parents carry her gently to bed, grateful for simple family moments.

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts until they slowly fall asleep, feeling safe and happy and he tiptoes out of the room, already planning tomorrow's story.

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restricted to a particular person, group, or area; not shared with others
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