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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAWAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › awakeAwake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : to cease sleeping : to wake up. She awoke late that morning. The next day we awoke to the sound of drums. Sarah Ferrell. 2. : to become aroused or active again. when the volcano awoke. 3. : to become conscious or aware of something. awoke to the possibilities.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAWAKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Synonyms: not sleeping, sleepless, wide-awake, aware More Synonyms of awake. 2. See wide awake. 3. verb. When you awake or when something awakes you, you wake up. [literary] At midnight he awoke and listened to the radio for a few minutes. [VERB] I awoke to the sound of the wind in the trees.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › awakeAWAKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › awakeAwake - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › awakeawake | meaning of awake in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧wake1 /əˈweɪk/ S2 adjective [ not before noun] 1 not sleeping I hope he’s awake now. She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee. How do you stay awake during boring lectures? Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. The noise brought him wide awake (=completely awake).

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › awakeAWAKE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   AWAKE meaning: 1. to not be sleeping: 2. to be completely awake 3. to wake up, or make someone wake up. Learn more.