awake

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ə'weɪk/

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Adjective

Positive awake

Comparative more awake

Superlative most awake

1. Alert, not asleep.

   It was 1:00 AM and Gerard was still awake.

Synonyms

• alert
• aware
• conscious
• lucid
• up

Antonyms

• asleep
• sawing logs
• sleeping
• snoring
• out
• unconcious

Related words

• wakeful

Verb

Plain form awake

Third-person singular awakes

Past tense awoke

Past participle awoken

Present participle awaking

Note: "Awaked" is another past and past participle of this verb.

1. (transitive & intransitive) If someone awakes, they stop sleeping.

   She awoke with the dawn.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If something awakes a feeling, it makes it happen.

   He awoke their resentment.

Synonyms

• (stop sleeping) awaken, wake up
• (cause to stop sleeping) awaken, wake up
• (excite) excite, arouse, stir up

Antonyms

• (stop sleeping) go to sleep, fall asleep, not wake
• (cause to stop sleeping) put to sleep, lull to sleep, send to sleep
• (excite) soothe, calm

Related words

• awaken
• awakening
• awake to
• rude awakening