asleep

Pronunciation: /əˈsliːp/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective in a state of sleep
  2. adjective lacking sensation
  3. adjective dead

Etymology

From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
sleepy, hypnoid, dormant, unawakened
Opposite (antonyms)
awake

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