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asleepin a state of sleep; not awake

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: in a state of sleep; not awake

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsliːp/

Korean meaning: 잠든, 잠들어 있는

Korean pronunciation: 어**슬**립

Example Sentences

  • My cat is asleep on my keyboard again, and I have an important email to send!
  • The students were asleep during the boring lecture.
  • I pretended to be asleep when my roommate came home at 3 AM singing karaoke.

asleep

ADJECTIVE

//əˈsliːp//

in a state of sleep; not awake

asleep concept
💡 Concept

in a state of sleep; not awake

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsliːp/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsliːp/

🌳Etymology

Prefixa--
Rootsleep

Origin

고대 영어 'on slæpe'에서 유래되었으며, 'on'과 'sleep'이 결합되어 '잠든 상태에 있다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

steepdeepkeepleap
steep
deep
keep
leap

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat is asleep on my keyboard again, and I have an important email to send!

The students were asleep during the boring lecture.

😄 Fun example

I pretended to be asleep when my roommate came home at 3 AM singing karaoke.

The baby finally fell asleep after two hours of crying.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

sleepingslumberingdozingnappingunconscious

Antonyms

awakealertconscious

Related

sleepydrowsytiredrestdream