The difference between Drift off and Fall asleep

When used as verbs, drift off means to fall asleep slowly, whereas fall asleep means to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.


check bellow for the other definitions of Drift off and Fall asleep

  1. Drift off as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic):

    To fall asleep slowly.

  2. Drift off as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic):

    To lose concentration.

  1. Fall asleep as a verb:

    To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.

  2. Fall asleep as a verb:

    To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

    Examples:

    "My left leg has fallen asleep!"

  3. Fall asleep as a verb (poetic, euphemistic):

    To die .

    Examples:

    "RQ:King James Version Acts 7 60 passage=And he kneeled downe, and cried with a loud voice, Lord lay not this sinne to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleepe. And Saul was consenting vnto his death."