Definitions for awake
əˈweɪkawake

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. awake(p)(adj)

   not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

   "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"

2. alert, alive(p), awake(p)(verb)

   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. wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken(verb)

   stop sleeping

   "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. awake(Verb)

   To become conscious after having slept.

   Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

2. awake(Verb)

   To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.

   Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

3. awake(Verb)

   to excite or to stir up something latent.

   Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

4. awake(Adjective)

   Not asleep; conscious.

   Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

5. awake(Adjective)

   Alert, aware.

   Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Awake(verb)

   to rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken

   Etymology: [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.]

2. Awake(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.]

3. Awake(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.]

4. Awake(adj)

   not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action

   Etymology: [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Awake

   a-wāk′, v.t. to rouse from sleep: to rouse from a state of inaction.—v.i. to cease sleeping: to rouse one's self from sleep or indifference:—pa.p. awaked′, or awoke′.—adj. not asleep: vigilant.—adj. Awak′able, capable of being awakened.—v.t. and v.i. Awak′en, to awake: to rouse into interest or attention: (theol.) to call to a sense of sin.—adj. Awak′enable.—ns. Awak′enment, Awak′ing, Awak′ening, the act of awaking or ceasing to sleep: an arousing from indifference: a revival of religion.—To be awake to, to be fully aware of anything. [A.S. awæcnan. See Wake, Watch.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'awake' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3567

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'awake' in Adjectives Frequency: #854

How to pronounce awake?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awake in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of awake in a Sentence

1. Erich Fromm:

   We all dream we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake.

2. Mark Twain:

   It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   When the enemy is awake and around, don't ever shut your eyes even for a single second no matter how sweet and tempting the sleep.

4. Henry David Thoreau:

   In dreams we see ourselves naked and acting our real characters, even more clearly than we see others awake.

5. Doug Horton:

   To awake from death is to die in peace.

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