Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sleep in American Collocation
sleep
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/slip/
well
comfortably
like a baby
like a log
properly
soundly
well
Thinking she was asleep, I fell asleep myself and slept soundly.
peacefully or safely
easy
peacefully
quietly
safely
sweetly
You can sleep easy knowing that your conscience is clear.
badly
badly
fitfully
I have never slept so badly.
not much or not at all
barely
hardly
not a wink
I feel like I hardly slept again last night.
for longer than usual
late
Jonathan enjoys travelling, meeting new people, playing and watching football, eating and sleeping late!
when someone sleeps outside because they have no home
rough
An increasing number of young people are sleeping rough in London.