verb
Meaning 1
To fall asleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I go to sleep at the same hour every night, no matter when I go to bed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
go to sleep
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verb
Meaning 2
To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
Examples
- My left leg has gone to sleep!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To die.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
prepare for sleep
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I usually turn in at midnight
- He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, retire
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: bed down, bunk down
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.