# awoke

Pronunciation: say "uh-WOHK" /əˈwəʊk/

## Verb

1. Past tense of awake. — simple past of awake
   - Simple: Past tense of awake. Use it for the past.
   - _She awoke to the smell of coffee drifting up from the kitchen._
   - _Her letter awoke memories he had kept buried for decades._

## Verb

2. Past participle of awake. Rare; the usual past participle is awoken. *(rare)* — past participle of awake
   - Simple: Past participle of awake. A rare form: most people say awoken after has, have, or had.
   - _He had awoke before the alarm and lay listening to the rain._
   - _The story had awoke a curiosity in her that lasted for years._

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