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  1. fall asleepverb

    Synonyms:
    go to sleep, pass away, pass over, drift off, pass, nod off, drop off

    Antonyms:
    awake, awaken, wake, wake up

  2. fall asleepverb

    To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.

    Synonyms:
    pass away, go to sleep, nod off, pass, drift off, drop off, pass over

    Antonyms:
    awake, awaken, wake up, wake

  3. fall asleepverb

    To die

    John Doe, fell asleep 1 January 2001.

    Synonyms:
    go to sleep, pass away, nod off, drift off, drop off, pass, pass over

    Antonyms:
    awake, wake, wake up, awaken

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  1. fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse offverb

    change from a waking to a sleeping state

    "he always falls asleep during lectures"

    Synonyms:
    flake out, nod off, slip, put down, drop away, doze off, discharge, fall behind, fall back, lose, set down, drop, fall away, drift off, recede, drop off, drowse off, unload, dope off

    Antonyms:
    waken, awake, arouse, wake up, come alive, awaken, wake

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How to use fall asleep in a sentence?

  1. Jeanne Mack:

    It's the biggest relief I finally slept through the night, and it's kind of hard to fall asleep when someone you love so much you know that they're not sleeping, and that they're uncomfortable and I know she's a tough girl but she had to be scared.

  2. Brett Favre:

    The crazy thing was, I ’m not a night owl. Without pills I ’d fall asleep at 9:30. But with pills, I could get so much done, I just figured, ‘ This is awesome. ’ Little did I know [ fiance and now wife ] Deanna would be finding some of my pills and when she did, she ’d flush them down the toilet.

  3. Raj Dasgupta:

    Also, one of the best ways to help yourself fall asleep is focusing on breathing. Most breathing exercises for sleeping usually involves slow and deep breaths.

  4. Bei Bei:

    During vacation, none of the technology was associated with shorter sleep time, because adolescents were able to sleep in later, however, we found that social media was associated with somewhat longer time to fall asleep, and this might be due to social media being mentally alerting and emotionally engaging, so it's harder for adolescents to wind down quickly afterwards.

  5. Todd Arnedt:

    We do know that relaxing is an important activity before bed, so for people with insomnia, it could be beneficial to decrease that state of arousal, these rituals become important and we almost always will recommend to someone if they have a ritual that helps them fall asleep, then do it.


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