Awake (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with or without object), a·woke [uh-wohk] /əˈwoʊk/ or a·waked, a·woke or a·waked or a·wo·ken [uh-woh-kuhn], /əˈwoʊ kən/, a·wak·ing.
  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.
  3. to come or bring to an awareness; become cognizant (often followed by to): She awoke to the realities of life.
adjective
  1. waking; not sleeping.
  2. vigilant; alert: They were awake to the danger.
verb awakes, awaking, awoke, awaked, awoken or awaked
  1. to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake
  2. to become or cause to become alert
  3. to become or make aware (of)
  4. to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc)
adjective (postpositive)
  1. not sleeping
  2. lively or alert
Awake (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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