<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.</li><li>into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep.</li><li>into the state of death.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>sleeping: He is asleep.</li><li>dormant; inactive.</li><li>(of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.</li><li>dead.</li></ul>