asleep

Definition

  • adjective: in a state of sleep
  • adjective: being in a state of sleep
  • synonyms: a stranger to, anesthetized, asleep in jesus

Examples

  • I woke up and I couldn't 'fall' back 'asleep'. [=I couldn't go to sleep again]

  • We were still 'half asleep' when we went to school the next morning.

  • One moment she was 'sound asleep', the next she was wide awake!

Movie quotes

  • (..) Please. Now the envelope, Mr. Cobb. Did she tell you? Or have you known all along? That you're here to steal from me, or that we are actually asleep? I want to know the name of your employer. Ah, there's no use threatening him in a dream, right, Mal? That depends (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) Because I am the most skilled extractor. I know how to search your mind and find your secrets. I know the tricks. And I can teach them to you, so that even when you're asleep... ...your defence is never down. Look, if you want my help, you're gonna have to be completely open with me. (..)
    2010 Inception