The average person needs eight hours of sleep.
The average person needs eight hours of sleep.
English
sleep
sliːp
Meaning: the resting state of the body and mind
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Example sentences
I need to get some sleep before the long flight.
I need to get some sleep before the long flight.
She sang her baby to sleep every night.
She sang her baby to sleep every night.
His grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep.
His grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep.
He spoke in a monotonous voice that nearly put the audience to sleep.
He spoke in a monotonous voice that nearly put the audience to sleep.
Usage Notes
Refers to the state of natural unconsciousness where the body rests. It can be used as an uncountable noun for the state itself or a countable noun for a period of rest.
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