Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

    I really need some sleep.

    We need to conduct an overnight sleep test to diagnose your sleep problem.

    Schlaf

    сонson

    сонson

    a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

  2. (countable, informal)An act or instance of sleeping.

    I’m just going to have a quick sleep.

    a sound night’s sleep

    Schlaf, Schläfchen, Nachtruhe

    сонson

    a period of time spent sleeping

  3. (countable, informal, metonymically, uncountable)A night.

    There are only three sleeps till Christmas!

  4. (uncountable)Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

    Schlaf, Schlaf in den Augen, Schlafsand

    сонson, глазная слизьglaznaja slizʹ

  5. (countable, uncountable)A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The hibernation of animals.

Examples

7800 sentences
  1. How long does a bear sleep?

    Як довго спить ведмідь? — deniko

    ruСколько времени спит медведь? — soweli_Elepanto

    deWie lange schläft ein Bär? — Esperantostern

  2. People sometimes compare death to sleep.

    Люди іноді порівнюють смерть зі сном. — uaspeaker

    ruЛюди иногда сравнивают смерть со сном. — Hellerick

    deDer Tod wird manchmal mit dem Schlaf verglichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Did you have a good sleep?

    Ти виспався? — deniko

    ruКак спалось? — marafon

    deHast du gut geschlafen? — Espi

  4. Death is often compared to sleep.

    Смерть часто порівнюють зі сном. — marko

    ruСмерть часто сравнивают со сном. — marafon

    deDer Tod wird oft mit dem Schlaf verglichen. — MUIRIEL

  5. We usually sleep in this room.

    Як правило ми спимо у цій кімнаті. — deniko

    ruМы обычно спим в этой комнате. — saiko

    deNormalerweise schlafen wir in diesem Zimmer. — Ole

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
state of reduced consciousness:
Русский
By meaning 2
state of reduced consciousness:
substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
state of reduced consciousness:
informal: act or instance of sleeping — see also sleeping:
substance found in the corner of the eyes, sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep — see also rheum:

Origin

From Middle English slepe, sleep, sleepe, from Old English slǣp (“sleep”), from Proto-West

From Middle English slepe, sleep, sleepe, from Old English slǣp (“sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz (“sleep”).

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Forms

plural: sleeps
Singularsleep
Pluralsleeps

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended:slumber
  • a torpid state resembling deep sleep:sopor
  • a period of time spent sleeping:nap
  • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb):resteternal resteternal sleepquietus

Word family

97 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • get some sleep
  • sleep on the
  • go to sleep
  • some sleep
  • sleep last night
  • get enough sleep
  • sleep in the
  • good night's sleep
  • having trouble sleeping
  • want to sleep
  • sleep well
  • back to sleep

See also

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sleep — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto