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   Wake·ful

   /ˈwākfəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) unable or not needing to sleep: "he had been wakeful all night" Similar unsleepingawakerestlessrestivetossing and turningwithout sleepwide awakeinsomniacarchaic:watchfulOpposite sleepingasleep
   • ▪ (of a period of time) passed with little or no sleep: "wakeful nights"

   Derivatives

   • 1. wakefully adverb
   • 2. wakefulness noun

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   What is a wake in physics?

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   WAKEFUL definition: 1. not able to sleep, or used to describe a period of time when you are not able to sleep: 2. not…. Learn more.

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   wakeful: 1 adj marked by full consciousness or alertness Synonyms: waking awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious adj carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger Synonyms: argus-eyed , open-eyed , vigilant alert , watchful engaged in or accustomed to close observation adj (of sleep) easily disturbed “a ...

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

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   wakeful in American English. (ˈweikfəl) adjective. 1. unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep. Excitement made the children wakeful. 2. characterized by absence of sleep. a wakeful night.

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   Wakeful definition: unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep. See examples of WAKEFUL used in a sentence.