(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Used in a Sentence
slept
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for slept.
Editorial note
They seem to forget that she's part of a ponzi scheme, slept with married men to get ahead, etc.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of slept gathered in one view.
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
(intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for slept.
verb
(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
verb
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
verb
(intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
verb
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
Example sentences
They seem to forget that she's part of a ponzi scheme, slept with married men to get ahead, etc.
Appologizing to people you don't know because you slept with someone else than your wife.
I've never slept more than 3 nights in a row in the past 6 years as a developer.
But 30 minutes later I feel great and full of energy, again, no matter how long I slept.
According to the trial, Pao slept with a married colleague and then tried using it as leverage for the next few years.
And the first week I slept about 3 hours a night with maybe a few naps during the day.
I slept poorly, woke up with anxiety, and one day I burst into tears in the office.
A brain aneurysm can also do this, my friends mother in law died of one in her sleep while her husband slept next to her.
Over the Independence Day 3-day weekend, I definitely slept more than 12 hours each day.
In high school, college, and medical school I slept at most 4 hours a night.
He had turned it on by himself; it was an unusual morning in that my wife and I both slept in.
As a single-family home it would have comfortably slept 7.
Quote examples
That she slept with a married man is public record but "used it for leverage" doesn't seem to have been part of the testimony.
A driver was missing a couple fingers and complained about how Africans and Pakistans slept 6-aside in the cabin he used to have to himself in the "golden days" of the merchant navy (I never got the story about the fingers).
If Ellen were a man, never in a million years would they be expected to bear responsibility for their spouses' misdeeds or attacked for who they slept with (indeed, they'd be getting high-fived for being a "womanizer" or "stud").
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use slept in a sentence?
They seem to forget that she's part of a ponzi scheme, slept with married men to get ahead, etc.
What does slept mean?
(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
What part of speech is slept?
slept is commonly used as verb.