Asleep
[ə'sliːp] or [ə'slip]
Definition
(adj.) dead; 'he is deceased'; 'our dear departed friend' .
(adj.) in a state of sleep; 'were all asleep when the phone rang'; 'fell asleep at the wheel' .
(adj.) lacking sensation; 'my foot is asleep'; 'numb with cold' .
(adv.) into a sleeping state; 'he fell asleep'.
(adv.) in the sleep of death.
Typist: Tito--From WordNet
Definition
(a. & adv.) In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.
(a. & adv.) In the sleep of the grave; dead.
(a. & adv.) Numbed, and, usually, tingling.
Checker: Mimi
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Sleeping, fast asleep, in a sound sleep, in the arms of Morpheus, gone to the land of Nod.
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Definition
adj. or adv. in sleep: sleeping: in the sleep of death dead.
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Examples
- She fell asleep, hoping for some brightness, either internal or external. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- They rested on some straw in a loft until the middle of the night, and then rode forward again when all the town was asleep. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He was fast asleep directly. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- A slight snore was the only reply: the honest stockbroker was asleep, and so the rest of Joseph's story was lost for that day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Being very tired with his walk, however, he soon fell asleep and forgot his troubles. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- They are just asleep after worrying all day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- After I had eaten I was greatly invigorated, but feeling the need of rest I stretched out upon the silks and was soon asleep. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- But I fell asleep before I had succeeded, and dreamed of the days when I lived in my godmother's house. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The child was asleep. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Have I been sitting here asleep? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- There are two asleep in the cave, the gypsy said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That gentleman was fast asleep; the restoration was soon made. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He took no notice, and she thought that he must be fast asleep. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I found Sherlock Holmes alone, however, half asleep, with his long, thin form curled up in the recesses of his armchair. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He's only feigning to be asleep now,' said the captain, in a high passion. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Those that were not asleep always looked as if they wanted to be. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I do not want to vex you; and besides, we must speak gently, for mamma is asleep; but your whole manner offends me--' 'How! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- These were among the first words spoken near the baby Bella as she lay asleep. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When I entered the bedchamber, and softly approached the bedside by the dim flicker of the night-lamp, my wife was asleep. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This afternoon I came through it, and found you asleep in classe; again this evening I have availed myself of the same entrance. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- One night he brought her here asleep, and I called her Estella. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Sarah came back with her; they both went to bed; they were whispering together for half-an-hour before they fell asleep. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In the bunk in the corner, her brother lay asleep. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The dictionary tells us that a dream is a train of vagrant ideas which present themselves to the mind while we are asleep. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He must have been asleep. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I'm asleep right now. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They are probably all asleep. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It seemed asleep, but all of a sudden if gave a little cry and trembled, and then lay very still. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I felt solitary as I dropped asleep here, and, missing it a little, wandered back to it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- This scheme I went over twice, thrice; it was then digested in my mind; I had it in a clear practical form: I felt satisfied, and fell asleep. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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