fall asleep
The phrase "fall asleep" is commonly used to describe the transition from wakefulness to sleep and has various idiomatic and euphemistic uses.
Definition
A2General Usage
To transition from being awake to being asleep.
Example
- She fell asleep during the movie.
B1Health and Safety
(technical)To begin sleeping unintentionally, often leading to dangerous situations like while driving.
Example
- One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.
B2Figurative
(idiomatic)To experience numbness in a part of the body due to restricted blood flow.
C1Literary
(euphemistic, poetic)To die, often used in a gentle or indirect way.
Example
- He fell asleep, never to wake again.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fall asleep":
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