fall asleep

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === fall asleep (third-person singular simple present falls asleep, present participle falling asleep, simple past fell asleep, past participle fallen asleep) To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep. (idiomatic, figurative) To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb. (poetic, euphemistic) To die (often seen on gravestones). ==== Synonyms ==== (pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep): drift off, drop off, go to sleep, nod off; See Thesaurus:fall asleep (poetic, euphemistic: to die): pass, pass away, pass over ==== Antonyms ==== (pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep): awake, awaken, wake, wake up ==== Derived terms ==== fall asleep in the Lord ==== Translations ==== === See also === put to sleep