Sleep definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Sleep is the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think. They were exhausted from lack of sleep. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'sleep'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× sleep (sliːp ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensesleeps ,presentparticiplesleeping ,pasttense,pastparticipleslept 1. uncountablenoun Sleepisthenaturalstateofrestinwhichyoureyesareclosed,yourbodyisinactive,andyourminddoesnotthink. Theywereexhaustedfromlackofsleep. Tryandgetsomesleep. Bequietandgotosleep. Oftenhewouldhavebaddreamsandcryoutinhissleep. Synonyms:slumber(s),rest,nap,doze MoreSynonymsofsleep 2. verb Whenyousleep,yourestwithyoureyesclosedandyourmindandbodyinactive. Duringthecarjourney,thebabyslept.[VERB] I'venotbeenabletosleepforthelastfewnights.[VERB] ...apoolsurroundedbysleepingsunbathers.[VERB-ing] Synonyms:slumber,dropoff[informal],doze,kip[British,slang] MoreSynonymsofsleep 3. countablenoun[usuallysingular] Asleepisaperiodofsleeping. Ithinkhemaybereadyforasleepsoon. 4. verb[nocont,nopassive] Ifabuildingorroomsleepsaparticularnumberofpeople,ithasbedsforthatnumberofpeople. Thevillasleeps10andcosts£530perpersonfortwoweeks.[VERBamount] 5. Seealsosleeping 6. Seegettosleep 7. Seelosesleep 8. Seesleeponit 9. Seeputsthtosleep 10. tosleeprough Phrasalverbs: Seesleeparound Seesleepoff Seesleepover Seesleepthrough Seesleeptogether Seesleepwith MoreSynonymsofsleep COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof sleep Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'sleep' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'sleep' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'houseplant' HindiTranslationof'sleep' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency sleepinBritishEnglish (sliːp ) noun1. aperiodicstateofphysiologicalrestduringwhichconsciousnessissuspendedandmetabolicrateisdecreasedSeealsoparadoxicalsleep 2. botanythenontechnicalnamefornyctitropism 3. aperiodspentsleeping 4. astateofquiescenceordormancy 5. apoeticoreuphemisticwordfordeath 6. informal thedriedmucoidparticlesoftenfoundinthecornersoftheeyesaftersleeping verbWordforms:sleeps,sleepingorslept7. (intransitive) tobeinorasinthestateofsleep 8. (intransitive) (ofplants)toshownyctitropism 9. (intransitive) tobeinactiveorquiescent 10. (transitive) tohavesleepingaccommodationfor(acertainnumber) theboatcouldsleepsix 11. (transitive;follbyaway) topass(time)sleeping 12. (intransitive) tofailtopayattention 13. (intransitive)poeticoreuphemistic tobedead 14. Seesleeponit CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishslǣpan;relatedtoOldFrisianslēpa,OldSaxonslāpan,OldHighGermanslāfan,Germanschlafflimp WordFrequency sleepinAmericanEnglish (slip ) noun1. a.  anatural,regularlyrecurringconditionofrestforthebodyandmind,duringwhichtheeyesareusuallyclosed andthereislittleornoconsciousthoughtorvoluntarymovement,butthereisintermittentdreaming b.  aspellofsleeping 2.  anystateofinactivitythoughtofaslikesleep,asdeath,unconsciousness,hibernation,etc. 3. Botany nyctitropism verbintransitiveWordforms:sleptorˈsleeping4.  tobeinthestateofsleep;slumber 5.  tobeinastateofinactivitylikesleep,asthatofdeath,quiescence,hibernation, inattention,etc. 6. Informal tohavesexualintercourse(with) 7. Informal topostponeadecision(on)toallowtimefordeliberation letmesleeponit 8. Botany toassumeanyctitropicpositionatnight,aspetalsorleaves verbtransitive9.  toslumberin(aspecifiedkindofsleep) tosleepthesleepofthejust 10.  toprovidesleepingaccommodationsfor aboatthatsleepsfour Idioms: lastsleep sleeparound sleepaway sleepin sleepitoff sleepoff sleepout sleepover Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEsleplip,limp1,Llabor,toslip,sink Examplesof'sleep'inasentence sleep Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Peoplesleepingoutdoorarescramblingforanyhopefulcover.ChristianityToday(2000)Whatshefindshardestaboutsinglemotherhoodseemstobethelackofsleep.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Thenuclearreactorthatpowerstheboatisinsleepmode.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Wespentthenightaboardtheboatinsleepingbagsonthedeck.TheSun(2015)Yougetmoresleepandyougetyourlifebackquicker.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Youlivetogetherinabigaccommodationblockandsleepinthesamedorm.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Therearesomeperilouslyfunnyexchangesaboutsleepingwithotherpeople.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Theamountofsleepourbodiesandmindsneedmaybedifferenttotheamountofsleepwethinkweoughttohave.Knowles,JaneKnowYourOwnMind(1991) Quotations OhSleep!itisagentlething,Belovedfrompoletopole,ToMaryQueenthepraisebegiven!ShesentthegentlesleepfromHeaven,ThatslidintomysoulSamuelTaylorColeridgeTheAncientMariner Come,sleep,Osleep,thecertainknotofpeace,Thebaitingplaceofwit,thebalmofwoePhilipSidneyAstrophilandStella tosleep:perchancetodreamWilliamShakespeareHamlet sleepthetwinofdeathHomerIliad ThesleepofalabouringmanissweetBible:Ecclesiastes Care-charmerSleep,sonofthesableNight,BrothertoDeath,insilentdarknessbornSamuelDanielDelia Care-charmingSleep,thoueaserofallwoes,BrothertoDeathJohnFletcherWitWithoutMoney Isleeplikeababy.Iwakeupevery10minutesscreamingBorisJordan Onehour'ssleepbeforemidnightisworthtwoafter Moreidiomscontaining sleep notloseanysleepoversomething sleeponit notsleepawink COBUILDCollocations sleep  enoughsleep promotesleep qualitysleep sleepinatent sleepsoundly sleepspecialist sleepupstairs Trendsof sleep Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages sleep BritishEnglish:sleep /sliːp/NOUNSleepisthenaturalstateofrestinwhichyoureyesareclosed,yourbodyisinactive,andyourminddoesnotthink.Tryandgetsomesleep.AmericanEnglish:sleep /ˈslip/Arabic:نَوْم BrazilianPortuguese:sono Chinese:睡眠 Croatian:san Czech:spánek Danish:søvn Dutch:slaap EuropeanSpanish:sueño dormirFinnish:uni French:sommeil German:Schlaf Greek:ύπνος Italian:sonno Japanese:眠り Korean:잠 Norwegian:søvn Polish:sen spanieEuropeanPortuguese:sono Romanian:somnRussian:сон LatinAmericanSpanish:sueño actodedormirSwedish:sömn Thai:การนอนหลับ Turkish:uyku Ukrainian:сонVietnamese:trạngtháingủ BritishEnglish:sleep /sliːp/VERBWhenyousleep,yourestwithyoureyesclosedandyourmindandbodyinactive.Duringthecarjourney,thebabyslept.AmericanEnglish:sleep /ˈslip/Arabic:يَنَامُ BrazilianPortuguese:dormir Chinese:睡觉 Croatian:spavati Czech:spát Danish:sove Dutch:slapen EuropeanSpanish:dormir Finnish:nukkua French:dormir German:schlafen Greek:κοιμάμαι Italian:dormire Japanese:眠る Korean:자다 Norwegian:sove Polish:spać EuropeanPortuguese:dormir Romanian:adormiRussian:спать LatinAmericanSpanish:dormir Swedish:sova Thai:นอน Turkish:uyumak Ukrainian:спатиVietnamese:ngủ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically sleep sleekit sleekstone sleeky sleep sleepanight sleepaid sleepapnea AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof sleep Ssleep REMsleep sleepaid sleepin sleeplab Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofsleepfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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