slept (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: /slɛpt/
Definition
Experienced a state of rest in which consciousness, activity, and sensory perceptions are suspended, typically occurring for a number of hours each night.
Examples
He slept for ten hours straight after the exhausting journey.
The cat slept peacefully in a patch of sunlight.
She slept through the entire movie, much to her friends' amusement.
How to Use slept
- sleep in (phrasal verb)
- Sleep longer than usual, especially in the morning. — "On weekends, I like to sleep in until noon."
- sleep over (phrasal verb)
- Spend the night at someone else's house. — "My cousins are coming to sleep over tonight."
- sleep through (prepositional phrase)
- To remain asleep during a period of time or an event. — "She slept through the loud thunderstorm."
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