sleep
to rest with eyes closed
To rest your body and mind with your eyes closed, usually at night.
to sleep [time period]
- I try to sleep at least eight hours every night.
- She slept through the entire flight.
- He couldn't sleep because of the noise outside.
- I usually sleep on my left side.
- They slept under the stars during their camping trip.
- I sleep at night.
- She sleeps in her bed.
- We sleep for eight hours.
- He sleeps early.
- They sleep in the tent.
state of resting unconsciousness
The time when you are resting with your eyes closed and not awake.
- He fell into a deep sleep after the long day.
- Lack of sleep can affect your health.
- I need to get more sleep during the week.
- Her baby finally went to sleep.
- Sleep is important for recovery.
- I need more sleep.
- Sleep is good for health.
- He gets eight hours of sleep.
- The baby is in deep sleep.
- She needs a good night's sleep.
to stay overnight somewhere
To stay in a place overnight to rest or sleep there.
to sleep [somewhere]
- We slept at my cousin's house last weekend.
- They slept on the beach under blankets.
- You can sleep here if it's too late to go home.
- He sometimes sleeps in his office when working late.
- I will sleep at my friend's house.
- They sleep in a tent when camping.
- We can sleep here tonight.
- She sleeps in the hotel.
- He will sleep on the sofa.
dried mucus in eye after sleeping
A small dry thing in your eye that comes while you are sleeping.
- She wiped the sleep from her eyes.
- There was some sleep in his eye when he woke up.
- He rubbed his eyes to remove the sleep.
- I have sleep in my eye.
- He took the sleep out of his eyes.
- She wiped away the sleep.
- Base: sleep
- Plural: sleep
- Base: sleep
- 3rd Person Singular: sleeps
- Present Participle: sleeping
- Past: slept
- Past Participle: slept
- Irregular past: slept Verb
- Irregular past participle: slept Verb
go to sleep
1to start sleeping
To start sleeping.
- The baby finally went to sleep after an hour of crying.
- I usually go to sleep around 11 p.m.
go without sleep
1to not get any sleep when needed or expected
To not get any sleep during a time when you normally would.
- He went without sleep for two nights while working on the project.
- You can’t go without sleep for too long—it’s bad for your health.
lose sleep over [something]
1to worry so much it affects your sleep
To worry about something so much that you cannot sleep well.
- Don't lose sleep over that mistake—it’s not a big deal.
- She’s been losing sleep over her upcoming exams.
sleep in
1to wake up later than usual
To stay in bed and wake up later than you usually do.
- We decided to sleep in on Sunday morning.
- I slept in because it was my day off.
sleep over
1to stay overnight elsewhere for rest
To spend the night at another person's home.
- My friend invited me to sleep over at her house this weekend.
- The kids are sleeping over at their grandparents' tonight.
put [someone] to sleep
1make someone sleep
To help someone start sleeping, often by reading or singing to them.
- She put the baby to sleep with a lullaby.
- The lecture put half the class to sleep.
- Warm milk sometimes puts me to sleep.
- He put the baby to sleep by singing softly.
fall asleep
1start to sleep
To start sleeping.
- I usually fall asleep within minutes of going to bed.
- I fell asleep during the movie.
- He fell asleep on the bus and missed his stop.
- She fell asleep on the bus ride home.
fall asleep
2begin sleeping
To start sleeping.
- I must have fallen asleep in front of the TV.
- The baby finally fell asleep after an hour of crying.