awake

Formsawakes, awaking, awoke, awoken

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   not sleepingadjectivenot before a noun

   Not sleeping, and knowing what is going on.

   Are you still awake? It's almost midnight.

   The baby was awake all night.

   Similarconscious

   Oppositeasleep, unconscious

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   out of sleepverbintransitivenot before a noun

   To wake up after being asleep.

   I usually awake before my alarm goes off.

   She awoke to the sound of birds outside her window.

   Similarwake, awaken, waken, stir, rise

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   awareadjectivefigurativelynot before a noun

   Noticing and understanding what is happening.

   The owners were awake to the risk of a fire.

   Stay awake to new ideas, even when they seem strange.

   Similaralert, aware, watchful, vigilant, observant

   Oppositeoblivious, heedless

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4. 4
   out of sleepverbtransitivenot before a noun

   To make someone stop sleeping.

   Try not to awake the baby when you come in.

   The thunder awoke everyone in the house.

   Similarwake, awaken, rouse, waken, arouse

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   verbfigurativelyintransitivenot before a noun

   To start being active after a long quiet time.

   Every spring the sleepy little town seems to awake.

   Her interest in music awoke again when she joined the choir.

   Similarrevive, awaken, stir, reawaken

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   make realizeverbtransitivenot before a noun

   To make someone notice or understand something.

   The accident awoke him to the danger of driving too fast.

   A good teacher can awake students to the beauty of math.

   Similarawaken, alert

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   active againverbfigurativelytransitivenot before a noun

   To make someone or something start to act after a long quiet time.

   The new coach hoped to awake a team that had stopped trying.

   The news finally awoke the town council, and it voted that same night.

   Similarrouse, awaken, stir, revive, galvanize

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   hidden feelingsverbtransitivenot before a noun

   To wake up something, like a feeling, that was hidden or quiet.

   The smell of fresh bread can awake happy memories.

   The trip awoke her love of the ocean.

   Similarawaken, arouse, stir, rouse, kindle

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