ねむりにつく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to fall asleep
That dragon has already fallen asleep.
Composed of
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Examples (6 in total)
She fell into a deep sleep.
Tom closed his eyes and fell asleep.
I quietly got into bed and fell asleep.
At last, the baby fell asleep.
That dragon has already fallen asleep.
That day, too, I fell asleep with a vague sense of unease.