睡眠 — meaning in English

English meaning

• sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
• slumber noun Sleep, especially peaceful or restful sleep.

Senses

睡眠 is used for these senses in English:

• sleep (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

sleep — full definition

1. verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
2. verb (informal) To have sexual intercourse with someone.
3. verb To be inattentive, careless, or unprepared for something.
4. noun The state of rest the body enters each night, marked by reduced awareness of the surroundings.

slumber — full definition

1. noun Sleep, especially peaceful or restful sleep.
2. verb To sleep, especially peacefully.

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