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. — alik_farber
deTom schlafwandelt neuerdings. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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