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awake
[ uh-weyk ]
verb (used with or without object)
- 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.
adjective
- waking; not sleeping.
- vigilant; alert:
They were awake to the danger.
awake
/ əˈɱɪ /
verb
- 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
- Alsoawaken tr to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc)
adjective
- not sleeping
- sometimes foll by to lively or alert
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ɲa· adjective
- -·ɲ adjective
- a·ɲ verb reawoke or reawaked reawaking
- ܲa·ɲ adjective
- un·ɲa· adjective
- ܲa·ɲ adjective
- ܲa·ɲiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of awake1
Example Sentences
On 28 September 2023, the world awoke to find the tree had been felled.
Because of this, sleep trackers are better at measuring when a person is asleep or awake rather than specific phases of sleep, like rapid-eye movement sleep, Goldstein said.
When she awoke, her forehead was on the ground.
The Dodgers awoke Wednesday with 13 pitchers on the injured list, the most of any major league team, matching the combined total of the rest of the NL West.
If they were awake, they would put the baby on a pillow between them, she added.
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