Half-asleep

/ˌhɑːf əˈsliːp/

आधी नींद में; अधजागा

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Origin & History

From half + asleep; a compound adjective using the prefix half- meaning 'partly', with asleep from Old English 'on slǣpe' (“in sleep”).

half + asleep से बना संयुक्त विशेषण; half- उपसर्ग का अर्थ 'आंशिक/कुछ हद तक' और asleep का स्रोत पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी 'on slǣpe' (अर्थ: 'नींद में') है।

Definition

Half-awake; in a state between sleeping and being fully awake, often slow to react or think clearly.

आधा-जागा; नींद और पूरी जाग्रति के बीच की अवस्था, जिसमें व्यक्ति उनींदा रहता है और प्रतिक्रिया या सोच स्पष्ट नहीं होती।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:

I was half-asleep when the phone rang.

फोन बजा तो मैं आधी नींद में था।

Usage Examples

She sat up, still half-asleep, and looked around the dark room.

Half-asleep, he poured salt into his coffee by mistake.

The baby was half-asleep on his shoulder during the ride home.

I mumbled an answer, half-asleep and confused.

He drifted in and out of sleep, half-asleep for hours.

Synonyms

Drowsy Sleepy Groggy Dozy Semiconscious Not fully awake

Antonyms

Wide awake Fully awake Alert Awake Attentive

Related Forms

Noun

Sleep / Sleepiness / Drowsiness

Verb

Sleep / Sleeping / Slept / Doze / Dozing / Dozed

Adjective

Asleep / Sleepy / Drowsy / Half-awake

Adverb

Sleepily / Drowsily

Idioms & Phrases

Half-asleep at the wheel

गाड़ी चलाते समय आधी नींद में (यानि असावधान/उनींदा होकर)

Half-asleep and half-awake

आधी नींद, आधी जाग (नींद और जागने के बीच की हालत)