asleep
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3.4
- adjective
- /əˈsliːp/
- Specialized
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en modo de suspensión
- The laptop was asleep, conserving battery power until I pressed the button to wake it up.
But wait, this laptop is asleep.
- But wait, this laptop is asleep.
Examples
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I designed and sculpted a little clockwork robot, asleep in his holding fob, and called it the Ladies' Mechanical Companion.
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Our client base will change, and our profession should be poised to respond to our nation's quickly changing demographics instead of being asleep during those years and scrambling to react to it (like we have with the job shortages and student debt).
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So it's active, broadly speaking, when it's dark, and it's asleep when it's light.
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If you have the tablet asleep most of the day, two solid days of use are totally doable between charges.
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It's also a nice CYA blanket statement for less-than-stellar managers and/or BODs that have been asleep at the switch.
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After a period of inactivity, the tablet automatically goes asleep to save energy.
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To prevent wasting electricity, the television goes asleep when nobody is watching.
Synonyms
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3.9
A period when something is asleep or inactive
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8.1
Not moving or changing for a time
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2.5
Not being used or working now
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4.1
A period when a person or group stops usual activity to rest and save energy
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3.7
A low power state when a device turns off most parts but can wake quickly
Not working now but using little power and ready to start quickly
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
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Morphology
Etymology
The word asleep comes from a- 'in' and sleep, and we use it for machines that are 'in a low-power state' and not fully active. That's why a computer or phone 'asleep' is quiet to save energy but can wake up when needed.