awake
/ə'weik/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Not asleep; conscious: The state of being fully conscious and aware of one's surroundings, not sleeping.
- Alert and aware; vigilant: Being mentally perceptive and responsive to a situation or set of circumstances.
Verb:
- To stop sleeping; to wake up: The act of ceasing to be asleep and becoming conscious.
- To become or make someone aware of something: To cause a realization or understanding to emerge.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- I was fully awake when the phone rang. (I was not sleeping and conscious.)
- The company must stay awake to changes in the market. (The company must remain alert and aware.)
Verb:
- She awoke at dawn. (She stopped sleeping at dawn.)
- The documentary awoke a passion for history in him. (The documentary caused a passion for history to emerge in him.)
Advanced Usage
"To be awake to something": To be fully aware and conscious of a fact, danger, or opportunity.
- Investors need to be awake to the risks involved. (Investors need to be fully conscious of the risks.)
"To lie awake": To be unable to sleep, often while thinking about something.
- He lay awake worrying about the exam results. (He was in bed, unable to sleep, because he was worried.)
"To stay awake": To remain conscious and not fall asleep.
- She drank coffee to stay awake during the lecture. (She drank coffee to prevent herself from falling asleep.)
Variants and Related Words
Awaken (verb): Often used synonymously with 'awake' as a verb, meaning to wake up or to rouse. It can sound slightly more formal or literary.
- The noise awakened the entire household.
Awakening (noun): The act of waking from sleep, or a sudden realization or awareness.
- The trip was a cultural awakening for her.
Wide awake (adjective phrase): Fully and completely awake; very alert.
- After the cold shower, I was wide awake.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Conscious, alert, vigilant, aware.
- Verb: Wake (up), rouse, stir, waken.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Wake up: The most common phrasal verb with a very similar meaning to 'awake' as a verb.
- I usually wake up at 7 a.m.
Related Idioms
To be a wake-up call: An event that shocks someone into taking action or realizing a truth.
- The health scare was a wake-up call for him to start exercising.
To wake up and smell the coffee: (Informal) To become aware of the realities of a situation.
- You need to wake up and smell the coffee; this project is failing.
Adjective
- 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
- not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
Verb
- stop sleeping
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock