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fall asleep
verb
change from a waking to a sleeping state (Freq. 8)
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he always falls asleep during lectures

• Syn:
↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑doze off, ↑drowse off
• Ant: ↑wake up
• Hyponyms: ↑zonk out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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DOZE OFF, drop off, go to sleep; informal nod off, go off, drift off, crash (out), flake out, conk out, go out like a light; N. Amer. informal sack out.
→ fall

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fall asleep
: to begin sleeping

She fell asleep during the movie.

I woke up and I couldn't fall back asleep. [=I couldn't go to sleep again]

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Main Entry: ↑asleep

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