slept

[ slept ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of sleep.

slept

/ slɛpt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of sleep

Other Words From

• under·slept adjective

Example Sentences

She and her partner took time off work and slept in their car for two weeks to stay in the area where the dog was lost rather than returning to their home in El Sereno.

From Los Angeles Times

"I came in really nervous, I hadn't slept the night before," he says as he remembers his own journey through the selection process.

From BBC

She lost her flat, went to prison, slept on the streets and lived in temporary accommodation.

From BBC

She slept in an office at a building she cleaned on the side.

From New York Times

The teenager left her home and went to Felix, who was waiting in a truck outside while her family slept.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bed down
• doze
• fall asleep
• languish
• relax
• snooze