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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).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › awakeAwake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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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   Aug 5, 2024 · ( figurative, by extension) Alert, aware . Synonyms: wary, woke; see also Thesaurus: vigilant. Antonyms: heedless, oblivious. They were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales. Derived terms.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAWAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › awakeAWAKE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Awake definition: to wake up; rouse from sleep. See examples of AWAKE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › awakeAwake - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   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. Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night, but if you work the night shift or suffer from insomnia, you might also be awake at night. When awake is used as a verb, it means "wake ...

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › awakeAwake - definition of awake by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake. 2. to become or cause to become alert. 3. ( usually foll by to) to become or make aware (of): to awake to reality. 4. ( tr) to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc) adj ( postpositive)

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAWAKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'awake' awake. (əweɪk ) Word forms: awakes , awaking , awoke , awoken. 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] B1+. Someone who is awake is not sleeping. I don't stay awake at night worrying about that. Nightmares kept me awake all night. Synonyms: not sleeping, sleepless, wide-awake, aware More Synonyms of awake. 2.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAWAKE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   AWAKE meaning: 1. to not be sleeping: 2. to be completely awake 3. to wake up, or make someone wake up. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionawake adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of awake adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › awakeawake | meaning of awake in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English awake a‧wake 1 / əˈweɪk / S2 adjective [not before noun] 1 SLEEP not sleeping I hope he’s awake now. She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee.