ASLEEP


Meaning of ASLEEP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əsli:p ]

1.

Someone who is asleep is sleeping.

My four year-old daughter was asleep on the sofa.

≠ awake

ADJ : v-link ADJ

2.

When you fall asleep , you start sleeping.

Sam snuggled down in his pillow and fell asleep.

PHRASE : V inflects

3.

Someone who is fast asleep or sound asleep is sleeping deeply.

PHRASE : v-link PHR

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