awoke
uh-WOHK/əˈwəʊk/
- 1Past tense of awake. Use it for the past.
I awoke early because the birds outside were so loud.
A loud crash awoke the baby in the middle of the night.
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- 2Past participle of awake. A rare form: most people say awoken after has, have, or had.
By the time the sun came up, I had awoke twice.
She has awoke at five every morning this week.
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awoke is a form of awake
awake, verb: To wake up after being asleep. Full entry
- Spelling
- awake → awoke: irregular (no -ed)
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