To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep. / (idiomatic, figuratively) To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb. / (poetic, euphemistic) To die (often seen on gravestones).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall asleep

present participle of fall asleep

(Eastern Orthodoxy, poetic, archaic, euphemistic) To die.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall asleep in the Lord

present participle of fall asleep in the Lord