awake
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.
waking; not sleeping.
vigilant; alert: They were awake to the danger.
Origin of awake
1Other words from awake
- a·wake·a·ble, adjective
- half-a·wake, adjective
- re·a·wake, verb, re·a·woke or re·a·waked, re·a·wak·ing.
- un·a·wake, adjective
- un·a·wake·a·ble, adjective
- un·a·waked, adjective
- un·a·wak·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for awake
/ (əˈweɪk) /
to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake
to become or cause to become alert
(usually foll by to) to become or make aware (of): to awake to reality
Also: awaken (tr) to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc)
not sleeping
(sometimes foll by to) lively or alert
Origin of awake
1awake
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