English verb: fall asleep | |||
1. | fall asleep (body) change from a waking to a sleeping state | ||
Samples | He always falls asleep during lectures. | ||
Synonyms | dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, flake out, nod off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | zonk out | ||
Antonyms | awake, come alive, arouse, awaken, wake, wake up, waken | ||