go to sleep

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go to sleep

verb goes to sleep · going to sleep · went to sleep · gone to sleep

To fall asleep. I go to sleep at the same hour every night, no matter when I go to bed.
Similar: fall asleep
figuratively, idiomatic To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb. My left leg has gone to sleep!
euphemistic To die. My baby boy, Finnegan, is extremely sick. He isn’t going to make it. I’m with the vet discussing the best course. And… he will be going to sleep.

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@misc{go_to_sleep_2026,
  title = {go to sleep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20to%20sleep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}