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   A·wake

   /əˈwāk/

   

   verb

   • 1. stop sleeping; wake from sleep: "she awoke to find the streets covered in snow" Similar wake (up)awakenstircome tocome aroundbestir oneselfshow signs of lifereturn to the land of the livingOpposite fall asleep
   • ▪ cause (someone) to wake from sleep: "my screams awoke my parents" Similar wake (up)awakenwakenrousearouseinformal:give someone a shoutknock up
   • ▪ regain consciousness: "I awoke six hours after the operation"
   • ▪ become aware of; come to a realization of: "the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem" Similar realizebecome aware ofbecome conscious ofbecome cognizant ofbecome mindful ofinformal:get wise torare:cognize
   • ▪ make or become active again: "there were echoes and scents that awoke some memory in me"

   adjective

   • 1. not asleep: "the noise might keep you awake at night" Similar wakefulsleeplesswide awakeconscioustossing and turningrestlessrestivearchaic:watchfulrare:insomnolentOpposite asleep
   • ▪ aware of: "too few are awake to the dangers" Similar aware ofconscious ofcognizant ofmindful ofsensible ofalive toalert tosensitive toarchaic:ware ofOpposite unawareignorantoblivious

   Word Origin Old Englishāwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense ‘come out of sleep’ (see a-2, wake1).

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   What does awake mean?

   • The meaning of AWAKE is to cease sleeping : to wake up. How to use awake in a sentence. The Past Tense Forms of Awake and Awaken Synonym Discussion of Awake.

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   • Other forms: awoke; awaking; awakes; awaked; awoken When you're awake, you're conscious and aware of your surroundings. When you're not awake, you're asleep. If you are reading this, you are indeed awake.

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   • 6 meanings: Also: awaken 1. to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake 2. to become or cause to become alert 3. to become or make.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does wake up mean?

   • Wake and wake up are verbs which mean ‘stop sleeping or end someone else’s sleep’. They are used in everyday language. … If I drink coffee late in the day, I can’t sleep and stay awake all night. [ I ] I awoke at 7, as usual. Patients in "minimally conscious states" are awake but have only partial preservation of awareness and responsiveness.

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   The meaning of AWAKE is to cease sleeping : to wake up. How to use awake in a sentence. The Past Tense Forms of Awake and Awaken Synonym Discussion of Awake.

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   AWAKE definition: 1. not sleeping: 2. If you are awake to something, you know about it: 3. to stop sleeping or to…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   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.

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   4 days ago · awake in American English. (əˈweik) (verb awoke or awaked, awoke or awaked or awoken, awaking) transitive verb or intransitive verb. 1. to wake up; rouse from sleep. I awoke at six with a feeling of dread. 2. to rouse to action; become active. His flagging interest awoke.

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   awake. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧wake1 /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?

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   uk / əˈweɪk / us. be/lie/stay, etc awake. Add to word list. B1. to not be sleeping: Is Tom awake yet? I'm going to watch the late film if I can stay awake. The noise from the party kept me awake all night. Fewer examples. I was tired and couldn't stay awake. It was a real struggle to stay awake during the film. I was awake half the night worrying.