English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-asleep.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�p|-i�p
Adjective
asleep (predicative only)
- In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. "I was asleep when you called."
- context|slang Inattentive. "How could you miss that? Were you asleep?"
- context|of a body part Having a numb or prickle|prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
#* 2003: Norma L. Bronoski, Nuns Don't Dance
#*: Louisa sat in the car crying, until her foot fell asleep. She shook her foot violently, afraid the numbness would turn to frostbite.
Antonyms
awake
Related terms
asleep at the switch
Translations
trans-top|In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting
Finnish: unessa
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Japanese: ���� (nete iru)
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trans-top|Inattentive
Finnish: unessa
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trans-top|Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness
Finnish: puutunut, tunnoton, turta
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Japanese: ���� (shibireru)
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ttbc|Hebrew: ×�ש×� (yashen) m, ×�×©× ×� (yeshena) f
ttbc|Italian: addormentato m
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ttbc|Kurdish: t|ku|nivistî, t|ku|razayî, t|ku|raketî, di t|ku|xew
ttbc|Maltese: rieqed m, rieqda f
Category:Sleep
fr:asleep
gl:asleep
io:asleep
it:asleep
ku:asleep
hu:asleep
pl:asleep
pt:asleep
simple:asleep
fi:asleep
te:asleep
vi:asleep
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