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1. (v.t.) awake
to rouse from sleep.
2. awake
to make active or alert; rouse:
It awoke his flagging interest.
3. (v.i.) awake
to emerge from sleep.
4. awake
to become active or alert.
5. awake
to become conscious of something:
finally awoke to the facts.
6. (adj.) awake
waking; not sleeping.
7. awake
vigilant; alert.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; OE awacen, ptp. of awæcnan; see a -, wake)
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| Definition of 'awake' |
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1. (adj) awake(p)
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
"lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
2. (verb) alert, alive(p), awake(p)
mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"
"alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
3. (verb) wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
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1. (adjective) awake
≠ asleep
to lie awake at night; loud music keeping me awake
2. awake
wide awake
≠ fast asleep
wide awake at 5 a.m.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) awake
not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action
2. (verb) awake
to rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken
3. (verb) awake
to rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties
4. (verb) awake
to cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death
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Sense: to wake from sleep
He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.
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 Afrikaans: wakker word |
 Arabic: يَسْتَيْقِظ، يَصْحو |
 Bulgarian: събуждам |
 Brazilian: acordar |
 Czech: probudit (se) |
 German: aufwecken; aufwachen |
 Danish: vågne op; vække |
 Greek: ξυπνάω |
 Spanish: despertar(se) |
 Estonian: (üles) ärkama, (üles) ära |
 Farsi: بیدار شدن |
 Finnish: herätä unesta |
 French: (se) réveiller; (s')éveil |
 Hebrew: לְהִתעוֹרֵר |
 Hindi: जागना |
 Croatian: probuditi |
 Hungarian: felébred |
 Indonesian: bangun |
 Icelandic: vakna |
 Italian: svegliarsi |
 Japanese: 目を覚ます |
 Korean: 잠에서 깨다 |
 Lithuanian: pabusti |
 Latvian: pamodināt; pamosties |
 Malay: jaga |
 Dutch: wakker worden, wekken |
 Norwegian: våkne (opp); vekke |
 Polish: budzić (się) |
 Persian: بیدار شدن |
 Pashto: ویښیدل |
 Portuguese: acordar |
 Romanian: a (se) trezi; a (se) deş |
 Russian: просыпаться |
 Slovak: prebudiť sa |
 Slovenian: zbuditi (se) |
 Serbian: buditi (se) |
 Swedish: vakna, väcka |
 Thai: ตื่น |
 Turkish: uyanmak |
 Taiwanese: 喚醒，醒來 |
 Ukrainian: будити, прокидатися |
 Urdu: جاگنا |
 Vietnamese: thức giấc |
 Chinese: 唤醒，醒来 |
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