Meaning of "slept" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SLEPT

slept  [slɛpt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEPT

Slept is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slept in English.

WHAT DOES SLEPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sleep

In animals, sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and it is more easily reversible than being in hibernation or a coma. During sleep, most systems in an animal are in a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems etc. It is observed in mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, and (in some form) in insects and even simpler animals such as nematodes (see the related article Sleep (non-human)), suggesting that sleep is universal in the animal kingdom. The purposes and mechanisms of sleep are only partially clear and the subject of substantial ongoing research. Sleep is sometimes thought to help conserve energy, though this theory is not fully adequate as it only decreases metabolism by about 5–10%.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLEPT

PRESENT

Present

I sleep

you sleep

he/she/it sleeps

we sleep

you sleep

they sleep

Present continuous

I am sleeping

you are sleeping

he/she/it is sleeping

we are sleeping

you are sleeping

they are sleeping

Present perfect

I have slept

you have slept

he/she/it has slept

we have slept

you have slept

they have slept

Present perfect continuous

I have been sleeping

you have been sleeping

he/she/it has been sleeping

we have been sleeping

you have been sleeping

they have been sleeping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I slept

you slept

he/she/it slept

we slept

you slept

they slept

Past continuous

I was sleeping

you were sleeping

he/she/it was sleeping

we were sleeping

you were sleeping

they were sleeping

Past perfect

I had slept

you had slept

he/she/it had slept

we had slept

you had slept

they had slept

Past perfect continuous

I had been sleeping

you had been sleeping

he/she/it had been sleeping

we had been sleeping

you had been sleeping

they had been sleeping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sleep

you will sleep

he/she/it will sleep

we will sleep

you will sleep

they will sleep

Future continuous

I will be sleeping

you will be sleeping

he/she/it will be sleeping

we will be sleeping

you will be sleeping

they will be sleeping

Future perfect

I will have slept

you will have slept

he/she/it will have slept

we will have slept

you will have slept

they will have slept

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sleeping

you will have been sleeping

he/she/it will have been sleeping

we will have been sleeping

you will have been sleeping

they will have been sleeping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would slept

you would slept

he/she/it would slept

we would slept

you would slept

they would slept

Conditional continuous

I would be sleeping

you would be sleeping

he/she/it would be sleeping

we would be sleeping

you would be sleeping

they would be sleeping

Conditional perfect

I would have slept

you would have slept

he/she/it would have slept

we would have slept

you would have slept

they would have slept

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sleeping

you would have been sleeping

he/she/it would have been sleeping

we would have been sleeping

you would have been sleeping

they would have been sleeping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sleep
we let´s sleep
you sleep

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sleep

Past participle

slept

Present Participle

sleeping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SLEPT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slept» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of slept

accommodate · beauty sleep · catnap · dormancy · doze · drop off · drowse · forty winks · hibernate · hibernation · hold · house · kip · lodge · nap · nod off · repose · rest · shuteye · siesta · slumber · snooze · snore · take · zizz

TRANSLATION OF SLEPT

Find out the translation of slept to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of slept from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slept» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 睡
• Translator English - Spanish: dormido
• English: slept
• Translator English - Hindi: सोया
• Translator English - Arabic: ينام
• Translator English - Russian: спал
• Translator English - Portuguese: dormia
• Translator English - Bengali: slept
• Translator English - French: dormi
• Translator English - Malay: Tidur
• Translator English - German: schlief
• Translator English - Japanese: 眠っていた
• Translator English - Korean: 잠
• Translator English - Javanese: Turu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngủ
• Translator English - Tamil: தூங்கினேன்
• Translator English - Marathi: झोपले
• Translator English - Turkish: uyudu
• Translator English - Italian: dormito
• Translator English - Polish: spał
• Translator English - Ukrainian: спав
• Translator English - Romanian: dormit
• Translator English - Greek: κοιμήθηκα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: geslaap
• Translator English - Swedish: sov
• Translator English - Norwegian: sov

10 QUOTES WITH «SLEPT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slept.

1

Woody Allen

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.

2

Andy Andrews

When I was 19 years old, both of my parents died in the same year; my mom of cancer and my dad in a car accident. Through the next two or three years and a series of bad decisions - all my own, I might add - I ended up literally homeless, before that was even a word. I even slept occasionally under a pier on the Gulf Coast.

3

Scott Baio

When I was a baby, my mother tells me I never slept because I never wanted to miss anything.

4

A. Scott Berg

I developed a mania for Fitzgerald - by the time I'd graduated from high school I'd read everything he'd written. I started with 'The Great Gatsby' and moved on to 'Tender Is the Night,' which just swept me away. Then I read 'This Side of Paradise,' his novel about Princeton - I literally slept with that book under my pillow for two years.

5

Lord Byron

I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty.

6

George Clooney

Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties.

7

Francis Ford Coppola

The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it.

8

Aleister Crowley

I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.

9

Shelley Duvall

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and we slept on pillows.

10

John Dykstra

We stayed there 24 hours a day. We lived and ate and slept that movie. We were enthusiastic, not just because of the movie, but because we had such a great collaborative team. We had a really good time. It was very much a family.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEPT»

Discover the use of slept in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slept and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir

While the music lives on for new generations to discover, I Slept with Joey Ramone is the enduring portrait of a man who struggled to find his voice and of the brother who loved him.

Mickey Leigh, 2011

While Reagan Slept

A perceptive, and offbeat, portrait of Ronald Reagan by the noted Washington columnist and humorist observes the fortieth president of the United States while he sleeps

Art Buchwald, 1983

Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States

If you love to laugh, and you love your country, this is the book you've been waiting for since 1776. Or at least since Super Bowl III. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dave Barry, 2010

When Christ and His Saints Slept

In When Christ and His Saints Slept, the newest addition to her highly acclaimed novels of the middle ages, and the first of a trilogy that will tell the story of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, master storyteller and historian Sharon ...

Sharon Kay Penman, 2010

Yossarian Slept Here: When Joseph Heller Was Dad, the ...

Yossarian Slept Here is Erica Heller’s wickedly funny but also poignant and incisive memoir about growing up in a family—her iconic father; her wry, beautiful mother, Shirley; her younger brother, Ted; her relentlessly inventive ...

Erica Heller, 2011

While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West ...

WHILE EUROPE SLEPT is the story of one American’s experience in Europe before and after 9/11, and of his many arguments with Europeans about the dangers of militant Islam and America’s role in combating it.

Bruce Bawer, 2006

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late

Before writing Friday, the Rabbi Slept Late, Harry Kemelman had written a mystery story "The Nine Mile Walk" which is widely considered one of the best mystery stories ever written and is among the most frequently anthologized.

Harry Kemelman, 2011

While Innocents Slept: A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS

Acclaimed author Adrian Havill conducted nineteen in-person interviews with the accused both before and after his trial. He had full access to both the defense and prosecution teams.

Adrian Havill, 2002

As the Children Slept

'General...General, sir, I hate to interrupt your thoughts, but it's nearing a D' hour, sir. We are ready.' " So begins As the Children Slept, a science fiction thriller that just may become reality.

R. E. Willis, 2009

Slept Away

Summer camp might just turn this city girl’s world upside down! From the Trade Paperback edition.

Julie Kraut, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slept is used in the context of the following news items.

Rachel McAdams slept with a knife when travelling solo in Costa Rica

Actress Rachel McAdams slept with a knife in her bed when she stayed in a seedy hotel while travelling solo in Costa Rica. The Notebook actress went on ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»

Sheriff: 'furious' teen stabbed grandmother while she slept

Sheriff: 'furious' teen stabbed grandmother while she slept »Play Video Bjorn Anderson appears on closed circuit television in a Snohomish County courtroom ... «KOMO News, Jun 15»

Chantae Gilman admits raping a man while he slept

A mother-of-three accused of breaking into a man's apartment, pinning him down and raping him while he slept has pleaded guilty to the attack and will serve ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

Andy Cohen Reveals He Slept With Lance Bass

Probably the most fascinating reveal came when she asked him to name the most famous person he's ever slept with. The answer? A former boy band star. «Billboard, May 15»

Adam Lambert: I've slept with closeted celebrities

The American Idol star told Glamour magazine there were many very famous men who were not openly gay and he said: “I've been with a few of them.”. «PinkNews, Apr 15»

Woman dies day after being shot as she slept in Greenville

GREENVILLE, N.C. —Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was shot as she slept in her Greenville home. Related. Police investigating body ... «WXII The Triad, Mar 15»

Lil Wayne 'reveals Drake slept with his girlfriend' in explosive new …

As far as friendships in the music world go, theirs is seen as one of the most solid, with Lil Wayne being credited for much of Drake's success after signing him to ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

Experience: I've slept with 3000 men

It was the night I slept with 14 men that I first started to try to work out how many partners I've been with. The truth is, I'm not sure. My conservative estimate is ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

Ex On The Beach's Gaz Beadle insists he remembers everyone he's …

"I've never ever finished with someone or even slept with someone that I just don't ever speak to. If I see them on the street, we'll talk, so I'm a good ex," he ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»

On terrorism, the State of the Union is strangely quiet

n 1938, Winston Churchill published “While England Slept,” about Britain's failure ... of the Union address will not be retold under the title “While America Slept.”. «Washington Post, Jan 15»