awake
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verb \ə-ˈwāk\awoke \-ˈwōk\ also awaked \-ˈwākt\ awo·ken \-ˈwō-kən\ or awaked also awokeawak·ing
Definition of AWAKE
intransitive verb
1
: to cease sleeping
2
: to become aroused or active again
3
: to become conscious or aware of something <awoke to the possibilities>
transitive verb
1
: to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state <awoken by the storm>
2
: to make active : stir up <awoke old memories>
See Examples of AWAKE
- She fell asleep immediately but awoke an hour later.
- I awoke several times during the night.
- The baby awoke from his nap.
- The alarm awoke me early.
- They were awoken by a loud bang.
Origin of AWAKE
Middle English awaken (from Old English awacan, onwacan, from 1a-, on + wacan to awake) & awakien, from Old English awacian, from 1a- + wacian to be awake — more at wake
First Known Use: before 12th century
Rhymes with AWAKE
air brake, backache, beefcake, beefsteak, betake, blacksnake, bull snake, canebrake, caretake, cheesecake, cheesesteak, clambake, club steak, corncrake, cube steak, cupcake, daybreak, disc brake, drum brake, earache, earthquake, fair shake, fast break, firebreak, firedrake, fish cake, flank steak, forsake, friedcake, fruitcake, green snake, grubstake, hand brake, handshake, headache, heartache, heartbreak, hoecake, hotcake, housebreak, intake, jailbreak, keepsake, king snake, lapstrake, mandrake, milk snake, mistake, moonquake, muckrake, namesake, newsbreak, oatcake, oil cake, opaque, outbreak, outtake, Pan-Cake, pancake, partake, pound cake, pump fake, rat snake, remake, retake, rewake, rock brake, seaquake, sea snake, seedcake, sheldrake, shortcake, snowflake, sponge cake, Swiss steak, tea cake, toothache, unmake, uptake, wheat cake, windbreak, wind shake, youthquake
2awake
adjectiveDefinition of AWAKE
: fully conscious, alert, and aware : not asleep
Examples of AWAKE
- Drinking coffee keeps him awake.
- I am so tired I can barely stay awake.
- She was lying awake, tossing and turning.
- One moment she was sleeping soundly—the next she was wide awake.
First Known Use of AWAKE
13th century
Related to AWAKE
- Synonyms
- wakeful, insomniac, sleepless, wide-awake
- Antonyms
- asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, unawakened
See Synonym Discussion at aware
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