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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 does awake mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! 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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   What does awaken mean?

   • From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- plus wæcnan or wæcnian . awaken (third-person singular simple present awakens, present participle awakening, simple past and past participle awakened) (but see usage notes) ( transitive) To cause to become awake . She awakened him by ringing the bell.

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   What does awoken mean?

   • Other forms: awoke; awaking; awakes; awaked; awoken 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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   What is the difference between awake and Wake?

   • It should be noted that though both awake and wake do mean the same as dictionaries say, awake is mostly used as an adjective in everyday English. For example, When she came home, I was still awake. Nevertheless, you should remember that you can come across the word awake as a verb to mean ‘stop sleeping’ just as wake, in literature. For example,

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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 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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