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- [sleep out]
- /slip aʊt/
- /sliːp ˈaʊt/
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- [sleep out]
- /slip aʊt/
Definitions of sleep out words
- adjective sleep out live-out. 1
- noun sleep out the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps. 1
- noun sleep out a period of sleeping: a brief sleep. 1
- noun sleep out dormancy or inactivity. 1
- noun sleep out the repose of death. 1
- noun sleep out sleeper (def 10). 1
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Origin of sleep out
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; adj., noun use of verb phrase sleep out
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Parts of speech for Sleep out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sleep out popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sleep out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sleep out
verb sleep out
- camp — A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
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