asleep

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈsliːp/

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Adjective

Positive asleep

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (not before a noun) If you are asleep, you are sleeping.
   • Antonym: awake

   Please be quiet. The baby's asleep.

   I had trouble falling asleep last night.