Definition
to sleep: to close your eyes and rest (usually in bed at night)
I went to sleep very late last night, so I'm tired today.
This is an irregular verb:
I sleep / I slept / I have slept
sleep: the state of rest for body and mind
sleep debt
to sleep with (someone): to have sex with (someone); to rest in the same bed as (someone)
- "Sleepin' on the job, sleepin' on the job"
- "The article is about sleep?"
- "He just sleeps!"
- "Shh, sleep now."
- "Bruno : And that sometimes I sleep with men."
- "Owner : He's not sleeping."
- "Too lazy to move and just sleep..."
- "School-aged children and teens need at least 9 hours of sleep a night."
- "This replaces my previous endeavor of sleeping with as many people as possible."
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