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fall asleep

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3 meanings of fall asleep

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  1. 1
    idiomintransitive
    To go to sleep after being awake.

    I always fall asleep on long car rides.

    The baby fell asleep in my arms.

    Oppositewake, awaken

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  2. 2
    idiomfigurativelyintransitive
    To go numb and tingly, used about a body part such as a leg.

    Don't sit on your foot, or it will fall asleep.

    My arm fell asleep while I was lying on it.

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  3. 3
    idiomliteraryeuphemisticintransitive
    A gentle way of saying to die, often written on gravestones.

    The pastor said that all who fall asleep in faith will rise again.

    Grandma fell asleep peacefully last spring, and we buried her beside Grandpa.

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