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1. asleep
adjective. ['əˈsliːp'] in a state of sleep.
Synonyms
Etymology
- a- (English)
- a- (Anglo-Norman)
- sleep (English)
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Asleep
- oversleep
- mcsleep
- anandeep
- streep
- phillipe
- felipe
- bopeep
- sweep
- steep
- schliep
- griep
- creep
- bleep
- weep
- veep
- tepe
- sheep
- sepe
- seipp
- seip
- seep
- riepe
- reep
- reap
- peep
- lepe
- leap
- kniep
- kneip
- keep
How do you pronounce asleep?
Pronounce asleep as əsˈlip.
US - How to pronounce asleep in American English
UK - How to pronounce asleep in British English
Sentences with asleep
1. Adverb
Narcolepsy is a similar condition in which an individual falls asleep during the day without meaning to.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Sufferers may fall asleep at work, while driving or during conversation.
3. Adjective
Bed bugs are invasive pests that feed on the blood of humans, usually while their hosts are asleep.
4. Verb, past participle
Wait until it's almost dark and the wasps are asleep in the burrow.
Quotes about asleep
1. You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
- Dr. Seuss
2. As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
3. I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.
- Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
2. asleep
adjective. ['əˈsliːp'] dead.
Antonyms
Etymology
- a- (English)
- a- (Anglo-Norman)
- sleep (English)
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. asleep
adjective. ['əˈsliːp'] lacking sensation.
Synonyms
Etymology
- a- (English)
- a- (Anglo-Norman)
- sleep (English)
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))