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- Dictionaryawake/əˈweɪk/
verb
- 1. stop sleeping; wake from sleep: "she awoke to find the streets covered in snow" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. not asleep: "the noise might keep you awake at night" Similar Opposite
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to start to understand or feel something or to make someone start to understand or feel something: The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them. Young people need to awake to the risks involved in casual sex. Synonyms.
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.
adjective. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious. “lay awake thinking about his new job” “still not fully awake ” synonyms: alert, watchful. engaged in or accustomed to close observation. astir, up. out of bed. awakened. (somewhat formal) having been waked up. insomniac, sleepless, watchful. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness.
Awake definition: to wake up; rouse from sleep. See examples of AWAKE used in a sentence.
[not before noun] not asleep (especially immediately before or after sleeping) to be half/fully awake. to be wide awake (= fully awake) I was still awake when he came to bed. The noise was keeping everyone awake. I was finding it hard to stay awake. He lies awake at night worrying about his job.
1. to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake. 2. to become or cause to become alert. 3. ( usually foll by to) to become or make aware (of): to awake to reality. 4. ( tr) to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc) adj ( postpositive)
awake in American English. (əˈweik) (verb awoke or awaked, awoke or awaked or awoken, awaking) transitive verb or intransitive verb. 1. to wake up; rouse from sleep. I awoke at six with a feeling of dread. 2. to rouse to action; become active. His flagging interest awoke.
AWAKE definition: 1. to not be sleeping: 2. to be completely awake 3. to wake up, or make someone wake up. Learn more.
Definition of awake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb awake is usually used only in writing and in the past tense awoke: She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine. Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature: The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. Awake is also an adjective: I was awake half the night worrying. Is the baby awake yet?
