English Explanatory Dictionary

fall asleep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.
  2. To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
  3. To die (often seen on gravestones).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fall asleep.wav

Word forms

fall asleep falls asleep falling asleep fell asleep fallen asleep

Synonyms

drift off drop off go to sleep nod off pass pass away pass over crash out doze off fall asleep get off go night-night nod out sack out zone

Antonyms

awake awaken wake wake up

Related words

put to sleep faint pass out sleep go to bed

Derived words

fall asleep in the Lord
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