awake (verb)

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• awake — ► VERB (past awoke; past part. awoken) 1) stop sleeping. 2) make or become active again. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not asleep …   English terms dictionary

• awake to — [phrasal verb] awake to (something) : to become aware of (something) We finally awoke to the danger. How long will it take them to awake to their mistake? • • • Main Entry: ↑awake …   Useful english dictionary

• awake — verb (past awoke; past participle awoken) 1》 stop sleeping. 2》 make or become active again. adjective 1》 not asleep. 2》 (awake to) aware of. Origin OE āwæcnan, āwacian (see a 2, wake1) …   English new terms dictionary

• awake — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 not sleeping: be awake: Are you awake? Julie whispered from the door. | Les shook her awake. | wide awake (=completely awake): The baby was wide awake at midnight. | keep sb awake (=prevent someone from sleeping):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• awake — I. /əˈweɪk / (say uh wayk) verb (awoke or awaked, awoken, awaking) –verb (t) 1. to rouse from sleep; wake up. 2. to stir the interest of; excite. 3. to stir, disturb (the memories, fears, etc.). –verb (i) 4. to wake up. 5. to come to a… …  

• awake — a|wake1 [ ə weık ] adjective never before noun * not sleeping: I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (=remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the video. keep… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• awake */ — I UK [əˈweɪk] / US adjective [never before noun] not sleeping I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (= remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the film. keep someone …   English dictionary

• awake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ early, late ▪ She awoke early the next morning. ▪ abruptly (esp. AmE), suddenly ▪ He awoke suddenly in a cold sweat …   Collocations dictionary

• awake*/ — [əˈweɪk] adj I not sleeping I ve been awake for hours.[/ex] Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things?[/ex] I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the film.[/ex] We ve been kept awake all night by the noise.[/ex] When the alarm went… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• awake — I. verb (awoke; also awaked; awoken or awaked; also awoke; awaking) Etymology: Middle English awaken (from Old English awacan, onwacan, from 1a , on + wacan to awake) & awakien, from Old English awacian, from 1a + wacian to be awake more …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• awake — [OE] Awake was formed by adding the intensive prefix ā to the verb wake (in Old English wacan or wacian, related to watch, and also ultimately to vegetable, vigil, and vigour). The adjective awake arose in the 13th century; it was originally a… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins