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a⋅sleep

  [uh-sleep]
Use asleep in a Sentence
–adverb
1. in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
2. into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep.
3. into the state of death.
–adjective
4. sleeping: He is asleep.
5. dormant; inactive.
6. (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.
7. dead.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME o slæpe, aslepe, OE on slǣpe; see a- 1 , sleep
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a·sleep   (ə-slēp')   
adj.  

  1. In a state of sleep; sleeping.

    1. Inactive; dormant.

    2. Indifferent: politicians who are asleep to the needs of their constituents.

  3. Numb, especially from reduced circulation of blood to a limb: My leg is asleep.

  4. Dead.

adv.  

  1. In or into a state of sleep.

  2. In or into a state of apathy or indifference.

  3. Into a state of numbness.

  4. Into the sleep of the dead.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

asleep 
1154, from O.E. on slæpe. The parallel form on sleep continued until c.1550. Of limbs, from 1398.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1asleep
Pronunciation: &-'slEp
Function: adjective
1 : being in a state of sleep
2 : lackingsensation : NUMB

Main Entry: 2asleep
Function: adverb
: into a state of sleep
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

asleep a·sleep (ə-slēp')
adj.

  1. In a state of sleep; sleeping.

  2. Numb, as of a limb.

  3. Dead.

adv.

  1. In or into a state of sleep.

  2. In or into a state of apathy or indifference.

  3. Into the sleep of the dead.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

asleep

In addition to the idiom beginning with asleep, also see fall asleep.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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