眠る — meaning in English

English meaning

• asleep adj In a state of sleep.
• buried adjective Placed in the ground, as in a grave.
• sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.

Senses

眠る is used for these senses in English:

• asleep In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• buried Placed in a grave at a burial.
• fall asleep (poetic, euphemistic) To die (often seen on gravestones).
• go to bed To lie down to sleep, put oneself in one's bed.
• sleep (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
• sleep (intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

asleep — full definition

1. adj In a state of sleep.
2. adj Numb or tingling, describing a limb that has lost normal feeling from lack of blood flow.

buried — full definition

1. adjective Placed in the ground, as in a grave.
2. adjective Hidden or concealed, often deep within something.

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