What does awake mean?
Definitions for awake
əˈweɪkawake
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word awake.
Princeton's WordNet
awake(p)(adj)
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
"lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
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"
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken(verb)
stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Wiktionary
awake(Verb)
To become conscious after having slept.
Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).
awake(Verb)
To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).
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).
awake(Adjective)
Not asleep; conscious.
Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).
awake(Adjective)
Alert, aware.
Etymology: From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).
Webster Dictionary
Awake(verb)
to rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken
Etymology: [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.]
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.]
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.]
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
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.]
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'awake' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3567
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'awake' in Adjectives Frequency: #854
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of awake in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of awake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of awake in a Sentence
Lots of them are awake all night and sleeping in the day, it's very common thing that happens when you're locked in a small space without any stimuli for a long time.
Obviously we're relieved that James is awake and out of surgery, that's the most important thing on our minds right now and we will do absolutely everything required to ensure a complete recovery.
He's accepted responsibility. He's told us the truth of what happened in that room. The others have not, they're still standing by their claim that Audrie was awake and consented to their acts.
She'll stumble now and then but as long as she can get a grip where she is, she can get up, even though she's easy to care for, we watch her like a hawk every moment that we're awake.
A person can be made to awake to own senses only to the extent s/he is not fake.
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- يقظ, متنبه, ساهد, صحى, مستيقظ, استيقظ, أيقظArabic
- будя, събуждам, събуждам се, буденBulgarian
- জাগাBengali
- dihuniñ, dihunBreton
- despert, llevar-se, llevat, despertarCatalan, Valencian
- probuzený, probudit se, vzbudit, bdící, vzhůru, vzbudit se, probuditCzech
- vække, vågen, vågneDanish
- erwachen, wach, aufwachen, aufwecken, erweckenGerman
- αφυπνίζω, ξυπνώ, ξύπνιος, αφυπνισμένοςGreek
- maldorma, vekaEsperanto
- despertar, despierto, listo, despertarseSpanish
- بیدار, بیدار شدنPersian
- valveilla oleva, herättää, hereillä oleva, herätä, havahtua, hereilläFinnish
- éveillé, réveiller, réveilléFrench
- dúisigh, dúiseachtIrish
- dùisg, dùisgteScottish Gaelic
- esperto, recordar, espertar, acordarGalician
- התעורר, עורר, העיר, ערHebrew
- जगाना, जागना, जागHindi
- ébrenHungarian
- զարթնել, արթնացնել, զարթուն, արթնանալ, զարթնեցնել, արթունArmenian
- bangun, jagaIndonesian
- svegliarsi, cosciente, consapevole, sveglio, conscio, desto, svegliareItalian
- עֵרHebrew
- 目を覚ます, 起きる, 目ざめさせる, 目ざめる, 起こす, 目覚める, 起きているJapanese
- 일어나, 깨다Korean
- بهخهبهرKurdish
- уктабаган, түшүнүү, уйкусуз, ойгоо, баамдоо, абайлагыч, түшүнүүчү, жандануу, ойгонуу, акырын, ойготуу, этият, сак, сезимин козгоо, козголуу, этияттууKyrgyz
- excito, vigilateLatin
- waakreg, erwächenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- wakker, ontwaken, ontwaakt, wekkenDutch
- vakenNorwegian Nynorsk
- våkenNorwegian
- obudzić się, przebudzony, czujny, obudzićPolish
- desperto, acordado, despertar, acordarPortuguese
- deștepta, trezi, scula, treazRomanian
- пробуждаться, просну́вшийся, разбудить, вызывать, [[не]] [[спя́щий]], бо́дрствующий, проснуться, пробудиться, будить, пробуждать, возбуждать, просыпаться, бодрствующийRussian
- budan, буданSerbo-Croatian
- zobudiť saSlovak
- zbuditi se, vzbuditi, buden, zbuditiSlovene
- vakna, väcka, vakenSwedish
- விழித்துTamil
- మేలుకునియుండుTelugu
- ตื่นตัวThai
- uyandırmak, uyanıkTurkish
- просипатися, бодрствующийUkrainian
- جگنا, جاگUrdu
- thức dậy, dậy lên, gợi, gây lên, dậy, thức, thức tỉnhVietnamese
- וואךYiddish
- 苏醒Chinese
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