"sleep tight" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: The word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can just as well be interpreted in its literal sense of “firm, fast”; compare fast asleep. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tight}} tight, {{m|en|fast asleep}} fast asleep Head templates: {{en-interj}} sleep tight
  1. (nightly farewell) good night Related terms: sit tight Translations (good night): dorm bé (Catalan), welterusten (Dutch), slaapwel (Dutch), slaap lekker (Dutch), trusten (Dutch), truste (Dutch), dors bien (French), dormez bien (French), schlaf gut [informal] (German), schlafen Sie gut [formal] (German), dormi bene (Italian), dobranoc, pchły na noc (Polish), durma bem (Portuguese), buenas noches (Spanish), duerma bien (Spanish), dröm sött (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sleep_tight-en-intj-8MjxhgBE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 42

Phrase

Etymology: The word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can just as well be interpreted in its literal sense of “firm, fast”; compare fast asleep. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tight}} tight, {{m|en|fast asleep}} fast asleep Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} sleep tight
  1. If you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well. Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-sleep_tight-en-phrase-9i-BKkYG Disambiguation of Sleep: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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