slumber
To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awakeTo be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
» Tom fell into a deep slumber.
Tom fiel in einen tiefen Schlaf.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
schlummern, dösen
(intransitive)To be inactive or negligent.
träumen
(obsolete, transitive)To lay to sleep.
(obsolete, transitive)To stun; to stupefy.
- be asleep
Examples
29 sentencesTom fell into a deep slumber.
deTom fiel in einen tiefen Schlaf. — raggione
He fell into a slumber inadvertently.
He slumbered out the whole day.
ruОн весь день клевал носом. — marafon
He fell into a deep slumber.
ruОн заснул беспробудным сном. — Ann74
deEr fiel in einen tiefen Schlaf. — MUIRIEL
I wish you a good slumber.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English slombren, slomren, frequentative of Middle English slummen, slumen (“tFrom Middle English slombren, slomren, frequentative of Middle English slummen, slumen (“to doze”), probably from Middle English slume (“slumber”), from Old English slūma, from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“slack, loose, limp, flabby”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“loose, limp, flabby”).
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Forms
slumbers, slumbering, slumbered, slumberedSynonyms
4 synonyms- be asleep:sleepkiplog Z-ap-scatch some Z-ap-s
Word family
6 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