sleepy
Tired; feeling the need for sleepTired; feeling the need for sleep.
» Tom told me he wasn't sleepy.
Том сказал мне, что не хочет спать.
Том сказав мені, що не хоче спати.
Том сказав мені, що він не сонний.
Meaning
5 sensesTired; feeling the need for sleep.
schläfrig
со́нныйsónnyj, сонли́выйsonlívyj, за́спанныйzáspannyj
со́ннийsónnyj, за́спанийzáspanyj, сонли́вийsonlývyj
Suggesting tiredness.
Tending to induce sleep.
a sleepy drink or potion
(figuratively)Dull; lazy.
(figuratively)Quiet; without bustle or activity.
a sleepy English village
verschlafen
- ready to fall asleep
Examples
1118 sentencesTom told me he wasn't sleepy.
Том сказав мені, що не хоче спати.
ruТом сказал мне, что не хочет спать.
Tom says he's feeling very sleepy.
Том каже, що він дуже хоче спати.
ruТом говорит, что ему очень хочется спать.
Tom said he's not sleepy yet.
Том сказав, що ще не хоче спати.
ruТом сказал, что ещё не хочет спать.
Tom said he isn't sleepy yet.
Том сказав, що ще не хоче спати.
ruТом сказал, что ещё не хочет спать.
You don't look like you're sleepy.
Не схоже, що ти хочеш спати.
ruНе похоже, чтобы ты хотел спать.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slepy, from Old English *slǣpiġ (attested in unslǣpiġ (“sleepless”)),From Middle English slepy, from Old English *slǣpiġ (attested in unslǣpiġ (“sleepless”)), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpag (“sleepy”), equivalent to sleep + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian släipich (“sleepy”), West Frisian sliepich (“sleepy”), dialectal Dutch slapig, slepig (“sleepy”), German Low German slapig, släpig, slöpig (“sleepy”), archaic German schlafig (“sleepy”).
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Forms
sleepier, sleepiestSynonyms
99 synonyms- ready to fall asleep:sleepy-eyedsleepyheaded
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- be very sleepy
- feel sleepy
- getting sleepy
- looked sleepy
- too sleepy to
- a little sleepy
- to be sleepy
- often feel sleepy
- would be sleepy
- seem very sleepy
- kind of sleepy
- was too sleepy