First Known Use: before 12th century
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1awake
verb \ə-ˈwāk\
: to stop sleeping : to wake up
awoke \-ˈwōk\ also awaked \-ˈwākt\ awo·ken \-ˈwō-kən\ or awaked also awokeawak·ing
Full Definition of AWAKE
intransitive verb
1
: to cease sleeping
2
: to become aroused or active again
3
: to become conscious or aware of something <awoke to the possibilities>
transitive verb
1
: to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state <awoken by the storm>
2
: to make active : stir up <awoke old memories>
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Origin of AWAKE
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 at wake
Rhymes with AWAKE
air brake, backache, beefcake, beefsteak, betake, blacksnake, bull snake, canebrake, caretake, cheesecake, cheesesteak, clambake, club steak, corncrake, cube steak, cupcake, daybreak, disc brake, drum brake, earache, earthquake, fair shake, fast break, firebreak, firedrake, fish cake, flank steak, forsake, friedcake, fruitcake, green snake, grubstake, hand brake, handshake, headache, heartache, heartbreak, hoecake, hotcake, housebreak, intake, jailbreak, keepsake, king snake, lapstrake, mandrake, milk snake, mistake, moonquake, muckrake, namesake, newsbreak, oatcake, oil cake, opaque, outbreak, outtake, Pan-Cake, pancake, partake, pound cake, pump fake, rat snake, remake, retake, rewake, rock brake, seaquake, sea snake, seedcake, sheldrake, shortcake, snowflake, sponge cake, Swiss steak, tea cake, toothache, unmake, uptake, wheat cake, windbreak, wind shake, youthquake
2awake
adjective
: not asleep
Full Definition of AWAKE
: fully conscious, alert, and aware : not asleep
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First Known Use of AWAKE
13th century
Related to AWAKE
- Synonyms
- wakeful, insomniac, sleepless, wide-awake
- Antonyms
- asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, unawakened
Synonym Discussion of AWAKE
aware, cognizant, conscious, sensible, alive, awake mean having knowledge of something. aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences <aware of changes in climate>. cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources <not fully cognizant of the facts>. conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it <conscious that my heart was pounding>. sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities <sensible of a teacher's influence>. alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something <alive to the thrill of danger>. awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert <a country always awake to the threat of invasion>.
AWAKE Defined for Kids
1awake
verb \ə-ˈwāk\
awoke \-ˈwōk\awo·ken \-ˈwō-kən\ or awaked \-ˈwākt\awak·ing
Definition of AWAKE for Kids
1
: to stop sleeping : wake up <The baby awoke from his nap.>
2
: to make or become conscious or aware of something <They finally awoke to the danger.>
2awake
adjective
Definition of AWAKE for Kids
: not asleep
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