26984 words

awake

6 definitions • 11 examples
1
not sleeping:

Examples:

"Is Oliver awake yet?" "Yes, he's wide (= completely) awake and running around his bedroom."
I find it so difficult to stay awake during history lessons.
I drink a lot of coffee to keep me awake.
She used to lie awake at night worrying about how to pay the bills.
2
If you are awake to something, you know about it:

Examples:

Businesses need to be awake to the advantages of European integration.
3
to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping:

Examples:

I awoke at seven o'clock.
She awoke me at seven.
4
to start to understand or feel something or to make someone start to understand or feel something:

Examples:

The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.
Young people need to awake to the risks involved in casual sex.
5
not sleeping:

Examples:

If I drink coffee late in the day, I can’t sleep and stay awake all night.
6
to stop sleeping, or to cause someone to stop sleeping:

Examples:

[ I ] I awoke at 7, as usual.

Navigation