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Asleep
/əˈsliːp/
A state in which someone is resting with their eyes closed and not awake.
Synonyms:
sleeping
slumbering
dozing
Antonyms:
awake
conscious
alert
Examples:
The baby is
asleep
in her arms.
I fell
asleep
during the movie last night.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
aslepe
, which came from the Old English
on slæpe
, meaning in a state of sleep.
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