verb
sleepwalk
verb
1
To walk around or perform actions while still asleep.
"Her brother used to sleepwalk into the kitchen and back without ever waking up."
2
To go through something automatically or unthinkingly, without real awareness.
"The team seemed to sleepwalk through the first half, making one careless mistake after another."
How to Use Sleepwalk
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo walk (literally, while asleep, or figuratively, without paying attention) through something.
Common pairings
sleepwalk through
sleepwalking into disaster
Word Forms
sleepwalked past tense, sleepwalks singular
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of "sleep" and "walk."