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sleepwalk

sleep·walk /ˈsliːpwɔːk $ -wɒːk/ verb [intransitive]  1. to walk while you are sleeping2 [always + adverb/preposition] to get into a bad situation without intending to, because you are not paying attention to what is happeningsleepwalk into The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.sleepwalking noun [uncountable]
sleep·walk verbSyllable


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sleep·walkBrE /ˈsliːpwɔːk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sleepwalk BrE /ˈsliːpwɔːk/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sleepwalks BrE /ˈsliːpwɔːks/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːks/ 🔊past simple sleepwalked BrE /ˈsliːpwɔːkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːkt/ 🔊past participle sleepwalked BrE /ˈsliːpwɔːkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːkt/ 🔊 -ing form sleepwalking BrE /ˈsliːpwɔːkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːkɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to walk around while you are asleep 梦游 sleep·walk·er BrE /ˈsliːpwɔːkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsliːpwɔːkər/ 🔊 (also formal som·nam·bu·list) noun