askew /a'skju:/ adv., adj. [not before noun] not in a straight or level position jg; 14 HI71 crooked _: His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow.

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SYNONYMS

asleep

fall asleep♦ go to sleep ♦ get to sleep * drift off ♦ nod off * drop off

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fall asleep to start to sleep, sometimes when you do not intend to or in a situation that is not appropriate

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myself from falling asleep. g Bpj. g fi it # „ go to sleep to start to sleep, especially when you intend to % AB§, A4a4f;t;:tIBS|f: I shut my eyes and tried to go to sleep. ffelThTlII if +H Bi ₀ o He woke for a moment and then went to sleep again. ftfeU T-£J L Bfsxmio

get to sleep to start sleeping, especially after a long time or when this is difficult

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nod off (informal) to fall asleep for a short time, especially when you are sitting down and when you are not supposed to be sleeping JaBilfT -£JL.

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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ to fall asleep/go to sleep/drift off/nod off/drop off during/in the middle of sth

■ sb must have fallen asleep/gone to sleep/drifted off/nodded off/dropped off

■ to drift off/nod off/drop off to sleep

■ to finally fall asleep/go to sleep/get to sleep/drift off/nod off

AS (level) /ei 'es levl/ noun [C, U] Advanced Subsidiary (level); a British exam usually taken in Year 12 of school or college (= the year before the final year) when students are aged 17. Together with A2 exams, AS levels form the A-level qualification, which is needed for entrance to universities, tij M. iiE 45 M fife # iit