awake | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not in a state of sleep; completely conscious | |
Examples: | "lay awake thinking about his new job" "still not fully awake" |
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Related terms: | asleep unsleeping up insomniac waking awakened unsleeping aware alert conscious | |
2. | [ verb ] stop sleeping | |
Synonyms: | awaken wake_up arouse wake come_alive waken | |
Examples: | "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
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Related terms: | fall_asleep change_state awakening arousal sleep | |
3. | [ adjective ] not unconscious; especially having become conscious | |
Synonyms: | alert | |
Examples: | "the patient is now awake and alert" |
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Related terms: | conscious | |
4. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive | |
Synonyms: | alive alert | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | aware | |
Similar spelling: |
Ake aweigh Akey akee |