Awake

  • 21awake — I adj. 1) wide awake 2) awake to (awake to the danger of inflation) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to awake from (she awoke from a deep sleep) 2) (d; intr.) to awake to (I awoke to bright sunlight) 3) (E) they awoke to find the house in flames * * * [ə… …

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  • 22awake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ early, late ▪ She awoke early the next morning. ▪ abruptly (esp. AmE), suddenly ▪ He awoke suddenly in a cold sweat …

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  • 23awake — [[t]əwe͟ɪk[/t]] awakes, awaking, awoke, awoken 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, ADJ after v Someone who is awake is not sleeping. I don t stay awake at night worrying about that... Nightmares kept me awake all night. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR Someone… …

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  • 24awake*/ — [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… …

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  • 25awake — {{11}}awake (adj.) not asleep, c.1300, shortened from awaken, pp. of O.E. awæcnan (see AWAKEN (Cf. awaken)). {{12}}awake (v.) a merger of two Middle English verbs: 1. awaken, from O.E. awæcnan (earlier onwæcnan; strong, past tense awoc, pp.… …

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  • 26awake — Synonyms and related words: activate, agile, alert, alive, animate, annoy, apprehensive, arouse, aroused, attentive, au courant, awake to, awaken, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, blow the coals, blow up, bright, call forth, call… …

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  • 27awake — 1. verb she awoke early Syn: wake up, wake, awaken, waken, stir, come to, come round, rouse, call 2. adjective 1) she was still awake Syn: sleepless, wide awake, restless …

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  • 28awake — 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… …

  • 29awake — 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 …

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  • 30awake — See awake, awaken See wake, awake, awaken, waken …

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