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   a·sleep

   /əˈslēp/

   adjective

   • 1. in a state of sleep: "she had been asleep for over three hours" Similar sleepingfast asleepsound asleepslumberingnappingcatnappingdozingrestingreposingdrowsingdormantcomatoseinformal:snoozingdead to the worldflat outkippingout like a lightin the land of Nodliterary:in the arms of MorpheusOpposite awake
   • ▪ not attentive or alert; inactive: "the competition was not asleep"
   • ▪ (of a limb) having no feeling; numb: "his legs were asleep" Similar numbnumbedbenumbeddeaddeadeneddesensitizedinsensibleinsensatesenselessunfeelinganesthetizedrare:torpefiedOpposite sensitive
   • ▪ used euphemistically to indicate that someone is dead.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › asleepAsleep Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 15, 2012 · The meaning of ASLEEP is being in a state of sleep. How to use asleep in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASLEEP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ASLEEP definition: 1. sleeping or not awake: 2. If your arm or leg is asleep, it cannot feel anything because it has…. Learn more.

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   Asleep definition: in or into a state of sleep. See examples of ASLEEP used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryASLEEP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ASLEEP meaning: 1. sleeping or not awake: 2. If your arm or leg is asleep, it cannot feel anything because it has…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › asleepAsleep - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you're asleep, you're not awake and reading this. A baby might find it hard to fall asleep without being held and rocked. Some people snore when they're asleep, and others have strange, vivid dreams.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishASLEEP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. in or into a state of sleep 2. in or into a dormant or inactive state 3. (of limbs, esp when the blood supply to.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishasleep adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.