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  1. 1. : to cease sleeping : to wake up. She awoke late that morning. The next day we awoke to the sound of drums. Sarah Ferrell. 2. : to become aroused or active again. when the volcano awoke. 3. : to become conscious or aware of something. awoke to the possibilities.

  2. verb [ I or T ] uk / əˈweɪk / us / əˈweɪk / awoke or US also awaked | awoken. literary. to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: I awoke at seven o'clock. She awoke me at seven. Synonyms. awaken literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse. wake (someone) up (STOP SLEEPING)

  3. Definition of awake. 1. as in wakeful. not sleeping or able to sleep was awake until 3:00 a.m. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. wakeful. awakened. sleepless. wide-awake. insomniac. about. up. aware. roused. wakened. aroused. conscious. revived. astir. rousted.

  4. Definitions of awake. adjective. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious. “lay awake thinking about his new job” “still not fully awake ” synonyms: alert, watchful. engaged in or accustomed to close observation. astir, up. out of bed. awakened. (somewhat formal) having been waked up. insomniac, sleepless, watchful.

  5. to wake up; rouse from sleep: I awoke at six with a feeling of dread. to rouse to action; become active: His flagging interest awoke. to come or bring to an awareness; become cognizant (often followed by to ): She awoke to the realities of life.

  6. 2 days ago · Definition of 'awake' Word Frequency. awake. (əweɪk ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense awakes , present participle awaking , past tense awoke , past participle awoken. 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] Someone who is awake is not sleeping. I don't stay awake at night worrying about that.

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  8. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English awake1 /əˈweɪk/ S2 adjective [ not before noun] 1 not sleeping I hope he’s awake now. She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee. How do you stay awake during boring lectures? Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. The noise brought him wide awake (=completely awake).

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