slept
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
An inflected form of sleep · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,481 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,365 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be asleep also: kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
- be able to accommodate for sleeping This tent sleeps six people
slept in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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For a few minutes he slept again.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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They usually slept in the same room.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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I was weary, and I turned on my side again and slept.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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She turned away abruptly, and looked toward the corner where Billy slept on a pallet.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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His house was for him but a mere hotel, where he slept, and took his evening meal.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1