a good night's sleep (=a long sleep at night, which makes you feel relaxed and comfortable) What you need is a good night's sleep.
have a sleep British (=sleep for a short time, especially in the daytime) The baby usually has a sleep after lunch.
be asleep /bi: ,Ysh:p to be sleeping:
Nic/cy was still asleep. ! We found Mom asleep on the sofa.
be fast asleep (=be sleeping very well) The kids were all fast asleep in the back of the car.
oversleep [v I] to sleep for
too long, so that you are late for something: Гт sorry I'm late - I overslept.
oversleeping - overslept - have overslept
have a пар/take a nap /.haev э пжр,
tcik о n&p to sleep for a short time during the day: The children have a nap every morning at about 11 o'clock.
doze tboz, [i> I] to sleep for a short time while sitting in a chair, often waking up and going back to sleep again: Grandpa was dozing by the fire.
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go to sleep /goo sli:p/ to start sleeping: Shut up and go to sleep! I I didn't
go to sleep until after midnight. I "I'll stay with her till she goes to sleep/' said
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fall asleep ,lb:l o'sliip. to start sleeping, especially when you do not intend to: The movie was so boring that I fell asleep halfway through it. I As usual, he had fallen asleep in front of the TV.
doze off ,d?oz 'nfl-'orf [phrasa/ verb I] informal to start sleeping when you do not intend to. and sleep for just a short time- J must have dozed off for a few minutes.
to get into your bed at the end of the day
go to bed bed I usually go to
Don't confuse go to bed (=start sleeping) and sleep (=be asleep).
bed at about eleven-thirty. I "Can I speak to Andrea?" "Sorry, she's already gone to bed."
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stag awake (^deliberately not go to sleep) One of us should stay awake and keep watch.
can't get to sleep ka:nt get ta sli:p||
,kaent- use this when you cannot sleep although you want to: Mum, I can't get to sleep. I There was so much noise that 1 couldn't get to sleep till four o'clock in
the morning
conscious ;knnj9s||'ka:n- [adj not before noun) awake and able to understand what is happening around you - use this about someone who is ill or has had an accident: The driver was still conscious but in great pain.
/ally conscious (^completely conscious)
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SLEEP
insomnia in sDrnni3||in'sa:m- [n U1 someone who has insomnia cannot sleep - use this about people who have a medical problem that often prevents them from being able to sleep: Strong coffee can cause insomnia.
и what you say to someone when they are going to bed
Qgoodnight (also night informal.)
god'nait, nait sрокfn say this when you are going to bed. or to someone else who is going to bed. Goodnight, everyone. I "Night Dad." "Night SteveГ say goodnight / said goodnight to my parents and went up to bed.
cxsleep welt /,sli:p wel sfokfn say this to
someone who is going to bed, especially someone in your family or a close friend: Goodnight Paula. Sleep well!
5 not asleep
awake /o'weik/ [adj not before noun) not sleeping: "Are you awake9" he whispered.
wide awake (=not asleep and not tired) It was 3 o'clock in the morning, but Peter was still wide awake, lie awake (=lie in bed, but not be ab;e to sleep) I lay awake all night worrying about it.
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keep sb awake (=prevent someone from sleeping) The noise of the party kept us awake for most of the night.
when someone cannot feel anything and seems to be asleep
unconscious /An'konj3s|(-'ku:n-/ [adj] if you are unconscious, you cannot see, hear, or feel anything, for example because you have had an accident or been given a drug. She was lying unconscious on the floor.
be knocked unconscious (=become unconscious because you have been hit on the head) There was a fight, and Mark was knocked unconscious.
faint feint/ [и 1] to become unconscious and fall down, for example because you are feeling very hot or hungry. / need to go outside. I think I'm going to faint. I Several of the fans fainted and had to be carried out of the concert.
in a COlTta in з кэото unconscious for a long time because of a serious accident or illness: Her father has been in a coma for six months.
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go into a coma (-start to be in a coma) Ellen went into a coma and died soon afterwards.
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SLIDE
to slide
slide slaid [и I] to move smoothly across a surface
+ along/around/down etc The children were having fun sliding around on the ice. i Several glasses slid off the tray and crashed to the floor. sliding - slid - have slid
slip slip; [и 1] to accidentally slide a short distance, especially when you then fall down: He slipped and fell - / think he's broken his arm. I The floor's wet - careful you don't slip!
+ on / slipped on some ice and landed on my back.
slipping - slipped - have slipped
skid skid [u 11 if a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides to the side and it is difficult for the driver to control it: The car rounded the bend, skidded, and crashed into a tree.
+ acrosslonfoff etc Nineteen people were injured today when a bus skidded off the road into a ditch.
skidding - skidded - have skidded
a surface that makes you slip
slippery 'slip^ri/ [adj] a slippery surface
is so smooth or wet that it is difficult to stand or move safely on it: Be careful - the floor is very slippery. 1 Black ice is making the roads slippery today.