asleep

Definition

Examples

The baby was fast asleep when we arrived at the hotel late.

Synonyms

• sleepingthe state of being asleep
• slumberingbe asleep
• dozingsleep lightly or for a short period of time

Collocations

• Easy fast asleep
  to fast asleep, meaning to abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
• Medium fall asleep during the lecture
  to drop or decrease significantly regarding asleep during the lecture
• Hard caught half asleep by market shifts
  to caught half asleep by market shifts, meaning to discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
• Very Hard asleep at the wheel during crisis
  describing asleep at the wheel during crisis (in a state of sleep)