OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 7002

asleep

/əˈsliːp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
dormido • jato
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
I was asleep when you called.
Never disturb a man asleep.
dormido
Inattentive.
How could you miss that? Were you asleep?
The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it.
dormido
Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
Louisa sat in the car crying, until her foot fell asleep. She shook her foot violently, afraid the numbness would turn to frostbite.
My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles.
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