go to sleep

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

go to sleep (third-person singular simple present goes to sleep, present participle going to sleep, simple past went to sleep, past participle gone to sleep)

1. To fall asleep.

   Go to sleep at the same hour every night.

2. (idiomatic, figurative) To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

   My left leg has gone to sleep!

3. (euphemistic) To die.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:fall asleep
• See also Thesaurus:go to bed

Translations

fall asleep — see fall asleep