Base verb
Phrasal verbs with sleep
The verb sleep combines with 7 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
7 phrasal verbs · 8 meanings
sleep around
1 sense- Have casual sexual relationships with several people
sleep in
1 sense- Sleep later than usual in the morning
sleep off
1 sense- Recover from something by sleeping
sleep on
2 senses- Wait until the next day before deciding
- Ignore or miss a good chance while it is available
sleep out
1 sense- Sleep outside or away from your home
sleep over
1 sense- Stay overnight at someone's home
sleep through
1 sense- Continue sleeping despite a noise or event
Practice the sleep family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of sleep with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.