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засыпать
Засыпать is the imperfective verb for the process of falling asleep. Its perfective partner заснуть names the single moment when sleep arrives.
Examples in context
Я засыпаю очень быстро.
I fall asleep very quickly.
Ребёнок засыпает под музыку.
The child falls asleep to music.
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