how to pronounce slept

/ˈslɛpt/

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slept is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of slept in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the kids and I slept on the top bunk so …”

meanings of slept

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of sleep.

slept frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word slept occurs in english on average 22.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.