awake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 See also 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈweɪk/
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  Rhymes: -eɪk

[edit] Adjective

awake (comparative more awake, superlative most awake)

(predicative only)

1. not asleep; conscious.
2. (vulgar) acquainted with, knowing the business.

[edit] Synonyms

• (conscious): conscious, lucid, wide awake

[edit] Antonyms

• (conscious): asleep, unconscious

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[edit] Verb

to awake (third-person singular simple present awakes, present participle awaking, simple past awoke or awaked, past participle awoken or awaked)

1. (intransitive) to become conscious after having slept.
2. (transitive) to cause somebody to stop sleeping.
3. (transitive) to excite or to stir up something latent.

[edit] Synonyms

• (to gain consciousness): awaken, wake up,

[edit] Antonyms

• (to gain consciousness): fall asleep

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• awake to
• awaken
• wake
• wake up

[edit] References

• “awake” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “awake” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “awake” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• awake in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• awake in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913