sleep*/*/*/

[sliːp] (past tense and past participle slept [slept] ) verb I

1) to go into a natural state in which your body rests and you are unconscious, especially for several hours at night

The baby usually sleeps in the afternoon.[/ex]

‘Did you sleep well?' ‘Yes, thanks.'[/ex]

We both slept badly and felt terrible the next day.[/ex]

2) [T] to have enough room or beds for a particular number of people to sleep in

Our house at the beach sleeps six comfortably.[/ex]

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sleep rough — British to sleep outside because you do not have anywhere to live[/ex]

- sleep around

- sleep in

- sleep sth off

- sleep on sth

- sleep through sth

- sleep together

- sleep with sb

II

noun

sleep */*/[sliːp]

1) [U] a natural state in which your body rests and you are unconscious

I can't get to sleep if there's any noise.[/ex]

You need to go home and get some sleep.[/ex]

The motion of the car sent me to sleep.[/ex]

You were talking in your sleep (= while you were sleeping) last night.[/ex]

2) [singular] a period of time when you are sleeping

I think I'll have a sleep this afternoon.[/ex]

I haven't had a good night's sleep for over a week.[/ex]

She lay down and soon fell into a deep sleep.[/ex]

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can do sth in your sleep — to be able to do something so easily that you do not need to think about it[/ex]

go to sleep — 1) to begin sleeping[/ex]

[i]What time do the kids usually go to sleep?[/ex]

— 2) informalif a part of your body goes to sleep, you cannot feel it for a short time because it has not been getting enough blood

put sth to sleep — to give an animal drugs so that it dies quickly without feeling any pain[/ex]