sleepwalk
To walk or perform other actions while sleepingTo walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
» I think Tom was sleepwalking again.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
(figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.
The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.
They're trying to sleepwalk past their health problems.
- walk in one's sleep
Examples
26 sentencesI think Tom was sleepwalking again.
Tom has been sleepwalking.
ruВ последнее время Том ходит во сне.
deTom schlafwandelt neuerdings.
Maybe Tom was sleepwalking.
Tom was sleepwalking.
Dan had a history of sleepwalking.
Origin
From sleep + walk.From sleep + walk.
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Forms
sleepwalks, sleepwalking, sleepwalked, sleepwalked| Base form | sleepwalk · to sleepwalk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sleepwalks |
| Present participle | sleepwalking |
| Past simple | sleepwalked |
| Past participle | sleepwalked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- walk in one's sleep:somnambulate
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle