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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).

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   What is the difference between awake and awaken?

   • Awake and awaken are two distinct verbs that mean the same thing. In other words, they're synonyms, and in the present tense they each behave the way English verbs typically behave: The cat awakes at dawn. The cat awakens at dawn. Things get trickier in the past tense. Our modern verb awake is the result of the long-ago melding of two older verbs.

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   What does it mean if you are awake?

   • If you are awake, you are not sleeping. I stayed awake worrying. When you awake, or when something awakes you, you wake up. The sound of many voices awoke her. 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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   What does awaken mean?

   • (transitive) To cause to become awake. She awakened him by ringing the bell. (intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake. Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face. (transitive, figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate. Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit! We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.

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   Are you awake if you're not awake?

   • When you're awake, you're conscious and aware of your surroundings. When you're not awake, you're asleep. If you are reading this, you are indeed awake. Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night, but if you work the night shift or suffer from insomnia, you might also be awake at night.

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   What does wake up mean?

   • Wake and wake up are verbs which mean ‘stop sleeping or end someone else’s sleep’. They are used in everyday language. … If I drink coffee late in the day, I can’t sleep and stay awake all night. [ I ] I awoke at 7, as usual. Patients in "minimally conscious states" are awake but have only partial preservation of awareness and responsiveness.

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   Are you awake at night?

   • If you are reading this, you are indeed awake. Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night, but if you work the night shift or suffer from insomnia, you might also be awake at night. When awake is used as a verb, it means "wake up:" "I watched my kitten awake from a deep sleep and yawn."

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   AWAKE definition: 1. not sleeping: 2. If you are awake to something, you know about it: 3. to stop sleeping or to…. Learn more.

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     AWAKE meaning: 1. not sleeping: 2. If you are awake to...

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   • Awake: French Translation

     AWAKE translate: éveillé/-ée, (se) réveiller; (s’)éveiller,...

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     AWAKE translate: 醒著的, （使）醒來;喚醒, （使）領悟;（使）醒悟;（使）意識到;（被）喚起....

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   When you're awake, you're conscious and aware of your surroundings. When you're not awake, you're asleep. If you are reading this, you are indeed awake.

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    To keep themselves awake (= stop themselves from going to sleep) they sat on the floor and told each other stories. 2 → be awake to something COLLOCATIONS verbs stay/keep/remain awake I was tired and it was hard to stay awake. lie awake Kate lay awake thinking about what had happened. keep somebody awake The noise of the airplanes kept me ...