Showing 8 phrasal verbs and 8 definitions related to the verb 'Sleep'.
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Sleep around phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be sexually promiscuous
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He's SLEPT AROUND a lot since his divorce.
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Meaning: Be sexually promiscuous
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Sleep in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Sleep longer than usual
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Let’s SLEEP IN tomorrow morning- we won’t have another chance for weeks.
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Meaning: Sleep longer than usual
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Sleep off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Sleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: She went to bed TO SLEEP OFF the effects of the tequila.
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Meaning: Sleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.
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Sleep on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Think about something
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: My boss said she'd have to SLEEP ON it when I asked her for a raise.
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Meaning: Think about something
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Sleep out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Sleep away from place of work or rented accommodation
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They don't clean the serviced apartment when I SLEEP OUT.
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Meaning: Sleep away from place of work or rented accommodation
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Sleep over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Spend the night at someone else's house
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The au pair made tea for the friends who were SLEEPING OVER.
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Meaning: Spend the night at someone else's house
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Sleep through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Not wake up
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I SLEPT THROUGH the storm even though the wind blew some slates off the roof.
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Meaning: Not wake up
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Sleep together phrasal verb
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Meaning: Have sex
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: If people SLEEP TOGETHER, they have sex.
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Meaning: Have sex