sleep
gb/slˈip/ us/slˈip/
A1
انگریزی
~ 2400
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
A1
state
1
to rest with eyes closed
To rest your body and mind with your eyes closed, usually at night.
استعمال کا انداز:
to sleep [time period]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sleep' (verb) with 'asleep' (adjective). For example, 'I am sleep' is incorrect; it should be 'I am asleep' or 'I sleep at night.'
ہم معنی الفاظ
rest (More general; can mean relaxing without sleeping.)
متضاد الفاظ
wake (To stop sleeping and become conscious again.)
لفظی تراکیب
sleep well
|sleep late
|sleep deeply
|sleep soundly
|sleep peacefully
موضوعات
daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I sleep at night.
- She sleeps in her bed.
- We sleep for eight hours.
- He sleeps early.
- They sleep in the tent.
اسم
A1
state
2
state of resting unconsciousness
The time when you are resting with your eyes closed and not awake.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say 'a sleep' when referring to the general state. Correct usage is 'sleep' without an article unless referring to 'a sleep' as an occasional nap.
ہم معنی الفاظ
slumber (Slightly more formal or literary; less common in everyday speech.)
متضاد الفاظ
wakefulness (The state of being awake and alert.)
لفظی تراکیب
deep sleep
|lack of sleep
|good night's sleep
|REM sleep
|sleep disorder
موضوعات
daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
informal
A2
action
3
to stay overnight somewhere
To stay in a place overnight to rest or sleep there.
استعمال کا انداز:
to sleep [somewhere]
ہم معنی الفاظ
stay overnight (More formal and explicit about spending the night.)
متضاد الفاظ
leave (To go away instead of staying overnight.)
لفظی تراکیب
sleep over
|sleep rough
|sleep in a hotel
|sleep on the couch
موضوعات
travel
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
informal
B1
entity
4
dried mucus in eye after sleeping
A small dry thing in your eye that comes while you are sleeping.
ہم معنی الفاظ
eye crust (Informal term referring to the same substance.)
لفظی تراکیب
wipe away sleep
|remove sleep from eyes
موضوعات
daily life
|health
|body
|daily_life
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I have sleep in my eye.
- He took the sleep out of his eyes.
- She wiped away the sleep.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
sleep
IPA
GB/slˈip/
US/slˈip/
ہجا بندی اور زور
sleep (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (sleep)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: sleep
- Plural: sleep
Verb
- Base: sleep
- 3rd Person Singular: sleeps
- Present Participle: sleeping
- Past: slept
- Past Participle: slept
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
sleeps
verb
sleeping
verb
slept
verb
Related words
sleeper
noun
sleepiness
noun
sleepily
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
sleepless
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
sleeplessness
noun
اہم نکات
- Irregular past: slept Verb
- Irregular past participle: slept Verb
عبارات
go to sleep
1/ɡˈoʊ tə slˈip/
fixed phrase
to start sleeping
To start sleeping.
مثالیں
- The baby finally went to sleep after an hour of crying.
- I usually go to sleep around 11 p.m.
go without sleep
1/ɡˈoʊ wɪðˈaʊt slˈip/
fixed phrase
to not get any sleep when needed or expected
To not get any sleep during a time when you normally would.
مثالیں
- 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]
1/lˈuz slˈip ˈoʊvɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
informal
to worry so much it affects your sleep
To worry about something so much that you cannot sleep well.
مثالیں
- Don't lose sleep over that mistake—it’s not a big deal.
- She’s been losing sleep over her upcoming exams.
sleep in
1/slˈip ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
informal
to wake up later than usual
To stay in bed and wake up later than you usually do.
مثالیں
- We decided to sleep in on Sunday morning.
- I slept in because it was my day off.
sleep over
1/slˈip ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
informal
to stay overnight elsewhere for rest
To spend the night at another person's home.
مثالیں
- 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
1/pˈʊt sˈʌmwˌʌn tə slˈip/
fixed phrase
make someone sleep
To help someone start sleeping, often by reading or singing to them.
مثالیں
- 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
1/fˈɔl əslˈip/
fixed phrase
start to sleep
To start sleeping.
مثالیں
- 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
2/fˈɔl əslˈip/
fixed phrase
begin sleeping
To start sleeping.
مثالیں
- I must have fallen asleep in front of the TV.
- The baby finally fell asleep after an hour of crying.