# wake up

Pronunciation: say "wayk-UP" /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/

## Phrasal verb

1. To stop sleeping and become awake.
   - Simple: To come out of sleep and be awake.
   - _Most mornings I wake up before the alarm goes off._
   - _He woke up on the couch with no memory of lying down._
2. To rouse someone from sleep.
   - Simple: To make someone stop sleeping.
   - _Try not to wake up the baby when you come in late._
   - _A car alarm woke up half the street at three in the morning._
3. To become more aware of what is really happening, or to start concentrating on the matter at hand.
   - Simple: To start to see what is really going on, or to start paying attention.
   - _The league needs to wake up to the danger of head injuries before more players get hurt._
   - _Midway through the second half, the defense finally woke up and stopped giving away easy goals._

## Noun · wake-up

Pronunciation: say "WAYK-up" /ˈweɪk ʌp/

4. Alternative form of wakeup. — Alternative form of wakeup.
   - Simple: Alternative form of wakeup. Use it for the act of waking up, or of being woken.
   - _The 4 a.m. wake-up was the hardest part of basic training._
   - _Ask the front desk for a wake-up before your early flight._

## Origin

Formed from wake + up.

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