Awake

/Ι™ΛˆweΙͺk/

The meaning and definition of Awake, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. (by extension) Alert, aware.
    β€œThey were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales.”
  2. Not asleep; conscious.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms wary woke conscious lucid wide awake
Antonyms heedless oblivious asleep unconscious

Origin

From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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