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
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Drift off as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic):
To fall asleep slowly.
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Drift off as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic):
To lose concentration.
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Fall asleep as a verb:
To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.
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Fall asleep as a verb:
To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
Examples:
"My left leg has fallen asleep!"
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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."