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The definition of asleep is a person or animal who is in the process of sleeping, or a person who is not as alert or on top of things as he should be.
(adjective)- An example for the word asleep is when a baby rests through the night.
- A person who is not paying attention to his work and misses an important deadline could be said to be asleep on the job.
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See asleep in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- in a condition of sleep; sleeping
- inactive; dull; sluggish
- numb except for a prickly feeling: my arm is asleep
- dead
adverb
into a sleeping or inactive condition
See asleep in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- In a state of sleep; sleeping.
- a. Inactive; dormant.b. Indifferent: politicians who are asleep to the needs of their constituents.
- Numb, especially from reduced circulation of blood to a limb: My leg is asleep.
- Dead.
- In or into a state of sleep.
- In or into a state of apathy or indifference.
- Into a state of numbness.
- Into the sleep of the dead.
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