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

  • (..) want me on the stepladder. - I will paint. - Okay. - What is going on down there? - No, it's... Is he asleep? No, it's nothing. He's just... You know. Well, you gotta be careful about the baby and... Well, don't worry about the baby. This is just for you. (..)
    2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1