sleep
/sliːp/verb
उच्चारण स्लीप
सोना
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as idiom
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[I]
to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active
सोना
- I slept for eight hours.
- Students who sleep well remember more of what they study.
- The baby slept soundly through the thunder.
+ 3 more examples
- I couldn't sleep last night because of the noise.
- Sleep well, because you have a long day tomorrow.
- The cat sleeps on the sofa all afternoon.
Synonyms doze slumber rest nap snooze
Opposite wake stay awake
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[U, sing.]
the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is not conscious
नींद
- a good night's sleep
- The baby fell into a deep sleep in her mother's arms.
- I need more sleep before the exam.
+ 3 more examples
- He talks in his sleep.
- After a short sleep, she felt much better.
- Lack of sleep makes it hard to concentrate.
Synonyms slumber rest nap doze siesta
Opposite wakefulness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sleep (intransitive verb)
Sleep normally takes no object. Do not add 'in' or 'on' when you only mean that someone is asleep.
'Sleep' सामान्यतः बिना object के आता है; केवल सोने की बात हो तो इसके साथ 'in' या 'on' नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
- The baby slept peacefully through the thunderstorm.
- Radhika sleeps for seven hours every night.
sleep (uncountable noun) / a sleep
Sleep as a state is uncountable. A sleep (with the article) means one period of sleep, usually a short one.
अवस्था के अर्थ में 'sleep' uncountable है; 'a sleep' का अर्थ नींद की एक अवधि है, प्रायः छोटी।
- Lack of sleep affects your memory.
- Have a short sleep before the journey.
get / go to sleep; fall asleep; be asleep
Go to sleep and get to sleep describe the process of starting to sleep. Fall asleep is sudden or accidental. Asleep is an adjective and is not used before a noun.
'Go to sleep' और 'get to sleep' सोना शुरू करने की प्रक्रिया बताते हैं; 'fall asleep' अचानक या अनजाने में सो जाना है। 'Asleep' adjective है और noun से पहले नहीं आता।
- I could not get to sleep because of the firecrackers.
- He fell asleep in the train and missed his station.
sleep + cognate object / sleep + number of people
Sleep can take a cognate object such as 'sleep a deep sleep', and a place can 'sleep' a number of people, meaning it has beds for them.
'Sleep' के साथ 'sleep a deep sleep' जैसा cognate object आ सकता है, और कोई स्थान इतने लोगों के सोने की जगह रखता है, इस अर्थ में भी 'sleep' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The old man slept the sleep of the just.
- This room sleeps six people comfortably.
+Collocations 4
adjective + sleep
deeplightsoundrestlesspeacefulbroken
- After the long exam, Radhika fell into a deep sleep.
verb + sleep
getloseneedcatch up ontalk in your
- I must catch up on my sleep this weekend.
sleep + noun
patternmaskscheduledeprivationapnoea
- Late-night studying can ruin your sleep schedule.
sleep + adverb/preposition
soundlybadlylatethroughoverin
- On Sundays my father sleeps in until eight.
“More examples 5
- The village slept while the rain fell softly on the tin roofs.
गाँव सो रहा था जबकि टिन की छतों पर बारिश धीरे-धीरे गिर रही थी।
- She was so tired that she went straight to sleep.
वह इतनी थकी थी कि सीधे सो गई।
- Let me sleep on it and give you my answer tomorrow.
मुझे इस पर रात भर सोचने दीजिए, मैं कल आपको उत्तर दूँगा।
- The injured cat was put to sleep by the vet.
घायल बिल्ली को पशु-चिकित्सक ने दर्द-रहित मृत्यु दे दी।
- My leg has gone to sleep and I cannot feel my foot.
मेरा पैर सुन्न हो गया है और मुझे अपना पंजा महसूस नहीं हो रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The asleep baby smiled at me.
✓ The sleeping baby smiled at me.
Asleep cannot come before a noun. Use sleeping there.
'Asleep' noun से पहले नहीं आता; वहाँ 'sleeping' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ My mother is sleeping since evening.
✓ My mother has been sleeping since evening.
Since with a period that continues up to now needs the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ अब तक चल रही अवधि के लिए present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe resting, but they differ in length and depth.
ये शब्द विश्राम बताते हैं, पर अवधि और गहराई में भिन्न हैं।
The general word for the natural state of rest.
प्राकृतिक विश्राम की अवस्था के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Children need nine hours of sleep.
A short sleep, usually in the daytime.
छोटी नींद, प्रायः दिन में।
- My grandfather takes a nap after lunch.
To sleep lightly for a short time, often without meaning to.
हल्की नींद लेना, अक्सर अनजाने में।
- He dozed off during the long speech.
¶Idioms 1
sleep on it
to delay making a decision about sth until the next day, so that you have time to think about it
किसी निर्णय को अगले दिन तक के लिए टालना ताकि सोच सकें
- It's a big decision; sleep on it and tell me tomorrow.
- I'll sleep on it before I accept the offer.
→Phrasal verbs 4
sleep in
to sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning
(सुबह) देर तक सोते रहना
- It's a holiday tomorrow, so I can sleep in.
sleep sth off
to get better after something, especially drinking too much alcohol, by sleeping
(थकान, नशा आदि को) सोकर उतारना
- He went to bed to sleep off his headache.
sleep over
to stay the night at sb else's home
किसी के घर रात रुकना
- Can Radhika sleep over at our place tonight?
- The children slept over at their cousins'.
sleep through sth
to not be woken up by sth
(शोर आदि के बावजूद) सोते रहना
- He slept through the storm.
- I slept through my alarm and missed the bus.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: sleep, slept, slept.
Grammar: sleep का past tense और past participle दोनों slept होते हैं, यानी sleep, slept, slept; 'sleeped' गलत रूप है।
Asleep is used only after a verb ('The baby is asleep', not 'an asleep baby'; say 'a sleeping baby').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: asleep केवल verb के बाद आता है ('The baby is asleep', 'an asleep baby' नहीं; 'a sleeping baby' कहिए)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lose sleep over sth (worry about it), sleep on it (wait until the next day to decide), let sleeping dogs lie (do not disturb a situation that is calm).
Idioms: lose sleep over sth (उसकी चिंता करना), sleep on it (निर्णय अगले दिन तक टालना), let sleeping dogs lie (शांत स्थिति को न छेड़ना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Inability to sleep is insomnia; walking in sleep somnambulism; talking in sleep somniloquy.
नींद न आना insomnia; नींद में चलना somnambulism; नींद में बोलना somniloquy।