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- Dictionaryasleep/əˈsliːp/
adjective
- 1. in a state of sleep: "she had been asleep for over three hours" Similar Opposite
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Asleep definition: in or into a state of sleep. See examples of ASLEEP used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word asleep, which can be an adjective or an adverb. Asleep means being in a state of sleep, dead, lacking sensation, or inactive.
Definitions of asleep. adjective. in a state of sleep. “were all asleep when the phone rang” “fell asleep at the wheel” synonyms: at rest. in a state of repose or especially sleep. dormant, hibernating, torpid. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. dozy, drowsing, drowsy. half asleep. fast asleep, sound asleep. sleeping deeply.
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not paying enough attention to what you need to do. They were asleep on the job as the financial crisis deepened. Let's hope the regulators are not asleep at the wheel. Somebody must have been asleep at the switch to allow this to happen.
