sleep

About 48.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

   You should sleep eight hours a day.

2. verb To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).

   Last night we slept together for the first time.

3. verb To accommodate in beds.

   This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.

4. verb To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
5. verb To be dead.
6. verb To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

   a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps

7. verb To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

   After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.

8. verb To place into a state of hibernation.

Similar words

nap slumber rest quietus kip eternal sleep eternal rest snooze doze asleep

Often followed by

in and with on at is of for apnea

Word family

sleeping sleeplike sleeps slept