[asleep] adj [ME aslepe, fr. OE on slaepe] (13c) 1: being in a state of sleep
2: dead
3: lacking sensation: numb
4. a: inactive, dormant b: not alert: indifferent
[2]asleep adv (13c) 1: into a state of sleep
2: into the sleep of death
3: into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference