засыпа́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is засну́ть

1.
to fall asleep, to drop off (to sleep)
Я страда́ю бессо́нницей и до́лго не засыпа́ю.
I suffer from insomnia and take a long time to fall asleep.
Imperfective; perfective is засну́ть.
2.
to fill in (with earth), to cover over
Рабочие засыпа́ют яму в са́ду землёй.
The workers are filling in the hole in the garden with earth.
Imperfective of засы́пать; the object is filled or covered with something loose (earth, sand, snow).
3.
to shower (with questions), to bombard (with)
Журнали́сты засыпа́ют его вопро́сами.
The journalists shower him with questions.
Figurative use with an instrumental object.

Examples

Я засыпа́ю к десяти часа́м.
I sleep at ten o'clock.
Не засыпа́й.
Don't fall asleep.
Не плачь, Василисушка. Горе но́чью лишь сильней. Ляг, закро́й глаза, успоко́йся и засыпа́й. У́тро вечера мудренее.
Don't weep, little Vasilissa. Grief is worst at night. Lie down, shut thine eyes, comfort thyself and go to sleep. The morning is wiser than the evening.
Не засыпа́йте.
Don't fall asleep.
Почти ка́ждую ночь я засыпала в слеза́х.
I cried myself to sleep almost every night.
Малыш скрючивается под одеялом и засыпает.
The little one curls up under the blanket and falls asleep.
Вы засыпали.
You spilled it.
Том ка́ждый ве́чер засыпа́ет пе́ред телеви́зором.
Tom falls asleep every night watching TV.

Imperative
ты	засыпа́й
вы	засыпа́йте

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(Derived from сы́пать.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
засыпа́ть	за-	to fall asleep; to fill in (with earth); to shower (with questions)
засы́паться	за-	to get caught; to fail (an exam); to be covered (with)
засыпа́ться	за-	to get caught; to fail (an exam); to get in (of sand or dust); to sleep too long