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Meaning of 'awake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Awake [ a.]
- Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
2 . Awake [ v. i.]
- 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.
3 . Awake [ v. t.]
- To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
- 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.

Meaning of 'awake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . awake [ v]
Meaning (1):
- stop sleeping
Example in sentence:
  • She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
2 . awake [ a]
Meaning (2):
- not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
Example in sentence:
  • lay awake thinking about his new job;
  • still not fully awake
3 . awake [ s]
Meaning (3):
- mentally perceptive and responsive
Example in sentence:
  • alert to the problems;
  • alive to what is going on;
  • an alert mind;
  • awake to the dangers of her situation;
  • was now awake to the reality of his predicament

Nearby Words:

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