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Etymology 1
From OE. slæp|slǣp, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch slaap, German Schlaf.

Pronunciation
AHD|sl�p
IPA|/sli�p/
SAMPA|/sli:p/
audio|en-us-sleep.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�p|-i�p

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

#:I really need some sleep.

1. countable informal An act or instance of sleeping.

#:I�m just going to have a quick sleep.

1. uncountable A substance found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

#:Wipe the sleep from your eyes.

Related terms
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asleep
sleepless
sleepy
sleep apnea
sleep deprivation
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deep sleep
go to sleep
REM sleep
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Azeri: yuxu
Basque: lo
Belarusian: �он (son) m
Breton: hun m, kousk m
Catalan: son
Chinese: �� (shuìmián)
Crimean Tatar: yuku
Croatian: t+|hr|san|m
Czech: t-|cs|spánek|m
Danish: søvn g|Danish
Dutch: t+|nl|slaap|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|dormo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|uni
French: t+|fr|sommeil|m
German: t+|de|Schlaf|m
Greek: t+|el|��νο�|m|sc=polytonic (ípnos)
Ancient Greek: ��νο� m (hypnos)
Hebrew: t-|he|ש�נ�|f|trshayna|scHebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|alvás
Ido: dormo
Indonesian: tidur
Interlingua: somno
Italian: t+|it|sonno|m
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Japanese: �� (���, nemuri), �� (����, suimin)
Korean: � (jam)
Kurdish: xew f, KUchar|خ���, KUchar|��ست�
Latin: t-|la|somnus|m
Lithuanian: miegas m
Nahuatl: cochina
Norwegian: t-|no|søvn|m
Persian: FAchar|خ�اب (x[v]âb)
Polish: t+|pl|sen|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|sono|m
Romanian: t-|ro|somn|n
Russian: �он (son) m
Slovak: spánok m
Slovene: spanec m
Spanish: t+|es|sueño|m
Sumerian: ù#Sumerian|ù
Swahili: t-|sw|usingizi|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t-|sv|sömn|c
Tagalog: tulog
Telugu: నిద�ర (nidra)
Turkish: t-|tr|uyku
Ukrainian: �он (son) m
Welsh: cwsg m
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trans-top|(countable) act or instance of sleeping
German: t+|de|Schlaf|m, t-|de|Schläfchen|n, t-|de|Nachtruhe|f
Swedish: sovande n (the act), sömn c (the instance), tupplur c (brief instance)
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Telugu: ��న��� (kunuku)
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trans-top|(uncountable) substance found in the corner of the eyes / figurative objectification of sleep
Finnish: t-|fi|rähmä
French: t+|fr|chassie|f
German: t+|de|Schlaf|m
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Spanish: legaña f, lagaña f, chele m italbrac|El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras
Swedish: t-|sv|morgongrus|n, t-|sv|godmorgon|n, t-|sv|gomorron|n, t-|sv|sömn|c
Tagalog: muta
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See also
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catnap
rest
shuteye
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slumber
snooze
zzz
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Etymology 2
From OE. slæpan.

Pronunciation
AHD|sl�p
IPA|/sli�p/
SAMPA|/sli:p/
audio|en-us-sleep.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�p|-i�p

Verb
en-verb|sleeps|sleeping|slept

1. intransitive To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

#:You should sleep 8 hours a day.

1. transitive To accommodate in beds.

#:This caravan can sleep up to four people.

Troponyms
italbrac|rest in a state of reduced consciousness: nap, doze, snooze

Related terms
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oversleep
sleep in
sleep it off
sleep it out
sleep on
sleep over
mid2
sleep together
sleep with
Sleeping Beauty
sleeping bag
sleeping pill
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Slovak: spať
Slovene: t+|sl|spati
Spanish: t+|es|dormir
Swahili: t-|sw|kulala|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|sova
Telugu: నిద�రి��� (nidriMcu), ��న���� (kunukuTa)
Urdu: URchar|س��ا (son�)
Vietnamese: ngu
Welsh: cysgu
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trans-top|(transitive) accomodate
Dutch: te slapen leggen, onderbrengen
German: t-|de|unterbringen
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Category:English irregular verbs
Category:Sleep

Dutch

Noun
sleep m

1. train: the part of wedding gown that drags behind the bride

See also
Schleppe (f), the German equivalent

Verb
sleep

1. first person singular present tense of slepen
2. singular imperative of slepen
3. singular past tense of slijpen

Category:Dutch verb forms

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