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asleep

The word asleep describes 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)

  1. An example for the word asleep is when a baby rests through the night.
  2. 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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