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- [uh-weyk]
- /əˈweɪk/
- /əˈweɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-weyk]
- /əˈweɪk/
Definitions of awake word
- adjective awake Someone who is awake is not sleeping. 3
- verb awake When you awake or when something awakes you, you wake up. 3
- verb awake to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake 3
- verb awake to become or cause to become alert 3
- verb awake to become or make aware (of) 3
- verb awake to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc) 3
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Origin of awake
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English awaken, Old English awacen, past participle of awæcnan; see a1, waken
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Awake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
awake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
awake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for awake
verb awake
- rouse — to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- awaken — To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
- get up — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- stir — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
adjective awake
- wide-awake — fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
- conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- wakeful — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- up and about — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
adverb awake
- on the job — of or for a particular job or transaction.
- on the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- astir — awake and out of bed
- wide awake — fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
- on top of — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
Antonyms for awake
verb awake
- sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
adjective awake
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
- unaware — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
- unconscious — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
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