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English adjective: awake | |||
| 1. | awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious | ||
| Samples | Lay awake thinking about his new job. Still not fully awake. | ||
| Similar | astir, awakened, insomniac, sleepless, unsleeping, up, wakeful, waking, watchful, wide-awake | ||
| See also | alert, aware, cognisant, cognizant, conscious, watchful | ||
| Antonyms | asleep | ||
| 2. | awake mentally perceptive and responsive | ||
| Samples | An alert mind. 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. | ||
| Synonyms | alert, alive | ||
| Similar | aware, cognisant, cognizant | ||
| Antonyms | incognizant, unaware | ||
English verb: awake | |||
| 1. | awake (body) stop sleeping | ||
| Samples | She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Entail | catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber | ||
| Antonyms | dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off | ||
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