Asleep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a state of sleep

lacking sensation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kænˈɪnᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐslˈiːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐslˈiːp/

2 syllables Say it as /kænˈɪnᵻɾi/.

Examples

were all asleep when the phone rang
fell asleep at the wheel
my foot is asleep

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

numb deceased gone at rest benumbed departed at peace

Antonyms

awake

Parts of Speech

adjective	in a state of sleep “were all asleep when the phone rang”
adjective	lacking sensation “my foot is asleep”
adjective	dead “he is deceased”
adverb	into a sleeping state “he fell asleep”
adverb	in the sleep of death

Word Forms

numbness	noun	partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
departed	noun	someone who is no longer alive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlafend

im Schlafzustand

🇫🇷French

endormi

en état de sommeil

🇪🇸Spanish

dormido

en estado de sueño

🇮🇹Italian

addormentato

in uno stato di sonno

🇳🇱Dutch

in slaap

in een slaaptoestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

dormindo

em estado de sono

🇷🇺Russian

спящий

в состоянии сна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सो गया

नींद की अवस्था में

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘুমন্ত

ঘুমের অবস্থায়

🇮🇳Tamil

உறக்கத்தில்

தூக்க நிலையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రపోతున్నాను

నిద్ర స్థితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

झोपलेला

झोपेच्या स्थितीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિદ્રાધીન

ઊંઘની સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿದ್ರಿಸಿದೆ

ನಿದ್ರೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറങ്ങുന്നു

ഉറക്കത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੱਤੇ ਹੋਏ

ਨੀਂਦ ਦੀ ਹਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

سو رہے ہیں

نیند کی حالت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

睡着了

处于睡眠状态

🇯🇵Japanese

眠っている

睡眠状態にある

🇰🇷Korean

죽어

잠든 상태에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngủ

trong trạng thái ngủ

🇹🇭Thai

นอนหลับ

อยู่ในสภาวะนอนหลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tertidur

dalam keadaan tidur

🇵🇭Filipino

natutulog

sa isang estado ng pagtulog

🇲🇾Malay

tertidur

dalam keadaan tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نائما

في حالة نوم

🇮🇷Persian

خوابیده

در حالت خواب

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuya kalmak

uyku halinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָשֵׁן

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The primary meaning of 'asleep' is 'in a state of sleep'.

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