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awake

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a⋅wake

  [uh-weyk] verb, a⋅woke or a⋅waked, a⋅woke or a⋅waked or a⋅wo⋅ken, a⋅wak⋅ing, adjective
Use awake in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
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.
3. to come or bring to an awareness; become cognizant (often fol. by to): She awoke to the realities of life.
–adjective
4. waking; not sleeping.
5. vigilant; alert: They were awake to the danger.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME awaken, OE awacen, ptp. of awæcnan; see a 1 , waken

Related forms:
a⋅wake⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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a·wake   (ə-wāk')   
v.   a·woke (ə-wōk') or a·waked, a·waked or a·wok·en (ə-wō'kən), a·wak·ing, a·wakes

v.   tr.

  1. To rouse from sleep; waken.

  2. To stir the interest of; excite.

  3. To stir up (memories, for example).

v.   intr.

  1. To wake up.

  2. To become alert.

  3. To become aware or cognizant: awoke to reality. See Usage Note at wake1.

adj.  

  1. Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.

  2. Vigilant; watchful. See Synonyms at aware.


[Middle English awaken, from Old English āwacan : ā-, intensive pref. + wacan, wake; see wake1.]
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AWAKE
Alert, Well, and Keeping Energetic Network
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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