wake up

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations

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wake + up

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to wake up (third-person singular simple present wakes up, present participle waking up, simple past woke up or waked up, past participle woken up or waked up)

1. (intransitive) To awake.
   • "Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head" — Lennon/McCartney, A Day in the Life
2. (transitive) To awaken somebody.
   • "Wake your brother up, it's time for school.
3. (intransitive) To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.
   • "Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet."
   • "That's the third time you've made the same mistake. Wake up!"

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