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   awake

   /əˈweɪk/

   verb

   • 1. stop sleeping; wake from sleep: "she awoke to find the streets covered in snow" Similar wake (up)awakenstircome tocome roundbestir 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 none the worse for 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 which 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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   Awake is an adjective that means not sleeping, and a verb that means to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping. Learn how to use awake in different contexts, synonyms, grammar, and translations.

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

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   knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts. see more. adjective. mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind" “ awake to the dangers of her situation” “was now awake to the reality of his predicament” synonyms: alert, alive. aware, cognisant, cognizant.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the adjective awake, which means not asleep or unconscious. Find out how to use awake with nouns, verbs and other adjectives.

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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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   Awake is a verb that means to stop sleeping or become conscious, or an adjective that means not sleeping or alert. Learn the past tense, past participle, and gerund forms of awake, and see examples and synonyms.