Sleep is usually used when talking about how long, how deeply, or where someone sleeps. When saying that someone is not awake, you use be asleep Most people sleep for about eight hours. Did you sleep well? be asleep to be sleeping The baby’s asleep – don’t wake her. He was fast asleep (=completely asleep ) by the time I got home. oversleep to sleep for longer than you intended so that you wake up late in the morning I overslept and was late for work. take a nap ( also have a nap especially British English ) ( also have forty winks informal ) to sleep for a short time during the day I think I’ll have a nap. She had been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap. have/take a snooze informal to sleep for a short time, especially in a chair, not in a bed I think I’ll have a quick snooze. doze to sleep lightly, for example in a chair, and be easily woken I wasn’t really asleep – I was just dozing. I must have dozed off (=started sleeping ) halfway through the film. S2 W3 noun 1 being asleep HBH SLEEP the natural state of resting your mind and body, usually at night → beauty sleep I didn’t get much sleep last night.I didn't sleep very well last night, so I couldn't concentrate on the exam.None of us slept very easily, I have to say.You can rent a country cottage that sleeps six from as little as £300 a week.What happens when we sleep or are unconscious?.I had slept only a few hours, but I had to get up early.If my snoring is that bad, I'll go down and sleep on the sofa.Poor old Chris was sleeping in his car and living off bread and water when he found he'd won £250,000.Expect to pay $ 115 for a cabin that sleeps four during peak season.I'm so tired, I could sleep for a week.But it was hardly like sleeping at all.Charlotte was sleeping and her mother didn't want to wake her.Is it alright if I kip on the floor? → sleep around → sleep in → sleep something ↔ off → sleep over → sleep through → sleep together → sleep with somebody → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus sleep kip British English informal to sleep somewhere, especially somewhere that is not your home – a very informal use I kipped at my mate’s for a couple of days. In your sleep (=while sleeping ) Ed often talks in his sleep.
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