fell asleep

Meaning

simple past of fall asleep

fall asleep

1. To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.
2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
3. (euphemistic, poetic) To die (often seen on gravestones).

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Sentences

He fell asleep , and when he awoke the sun was already high .