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fall asleep
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  fall asleep - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, flake out, nod off, drop offzonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"come alive, awake, awaken, arouse, wake, wake up, waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
Translationsasleep (əˈsliːp) adjective1. sleeping. The baby is asleep. 睡著的 睡着的2. of arms and legs etc, numb. My foot's asleep. (四肢)發麻的 （四肢）发麻的 fall asleepHe fell asleep eventually. 入睡 入睡fall asleep
fall asleep1. To yield to tiredness and begin to sleep. Please don't make too much noise—the baby has finally fallen asleep.2. euphemism To die. We told the kids the bad news that Pop-Pop fell asleep last night.See also: asleep, fallfall asleepFig. to go to sleep. I fell asleep while reading the very dull book. I got in bed and fell asleep at once.See also: asleep, fallfall asleepGo to sleep; also, cease paying attention. For example, As soon as the lights were dimmed he fell asleep, or His lectures are so dull that I fall asleep. The literal usage, which uses the verb fall in the sense of "succumb," dates from about 1300; the figurative is several centuries newer. Also see asleep at the switch. See also: asleep, fallfall asleep die. euphemisticSee also: asleep, fallMedicalSeeasleepfall asleep
Synonyms for fall asleepverb change from a waking to a sleeping stateSynonyms- dope off
- doze off
- drift off
- drowse off
- flake out
- nod off
- drop off
Related WordsAntonyms- come alive
- awake
- awaken
- arouse
- wake
- wake up
- waken
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