No. 2,644 in Spanish
dormir
To sleep.
In a sentence
Ayer dormí muy bien después de un largo día.
Yesterday, I slept very well after a long day.
Here, 'dormí' is used in the past tense (first person singular) to describe an event that took place.
Siempre trato de dormir al menos ocho horas cada noche.
I always try to sleep at least eight hours each night.
'Dormir' is in the infinitive form here, used to describe the act or intention of sleeping as part of a regular routine.
¿Por qué no puedes dormir ahora?
Why can't you sleep now?
In this case, 'dormir' is in the present tense (infinitive in the question structure), discussing the ability/inability to sleep currently.
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