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to sleep
01
to rest our mind and body, with our eyes closed
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Irregular
Present tense
sleep
3rd person singular
sleeps
Present participle
sleeping
Past simple
slept
Past participle
slept
Examples
After a long day of work, I like to relax and sleep to recharge my energy.
02
to provide lodging or a place to spend the night for a specified number of people
Transitive: to sleep a number of people
Examples
The hotel can sleep up to 200 guests in its various rooms and suites.
Sleep
01
the natural state of resting that involves being unconscious, particularly for several hours every night
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Examples
Adequate sleep is essential for maintaining good physical and mental health.
02
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
03
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
04
a period of time spent sleeping
Lexical Tree
oversleep
sleeper
sleeping
sleep
