awake

Meanings

• Adjective

  Roused from sleep or a state of lethargy; alert and aware.

  - "The sun rose and the birds began to awake."
  - "After a long night of partying, it took me a while to fully awake."

• Verb

  To become conscious or perceive something.

  - "I awake to the sound of my alarm clock."
  - "The patient slowly awakes from the anesthesia."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈweɪk/
   
   
   
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2. /əˈweɪk/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

asleep , unconscious , heedless , oblivious , fall asleep , put to sleep

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Synonyms

conscious , lucid , wide awake , wary , woke , awaken , wake up , bring round , cry , wake up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with awake
brake , wake , lake

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Variants

List of all variants of awake that leads to same result
awake , awaked , awakes , awaking , awoke , awoken , wide-awake

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Forms

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awakes, awakened, awakening

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Etymology

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Old English 'eowian' meaning 'to be or become alive'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'awake' appears in the title of H.P. Lovecraft's short story 'The Festival', where it is used to describe the resurrection of an ancient deity.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the 'Awakening' is the first task given to students in their Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

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Related Concepts

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1. Asleep: Opposite state of being awake.

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Culture

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In literature, 'awake' is often used metaphorically to describe a new awareness or understanding. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven', the narrator is 'disturbed' and 'awake' to the reality of loss.

How to Memorize "awake"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the sun rising, birds chirping, and the feeling of being fully alert and awake.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'awake' with the feeling of being alert, aware, and energized.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Awakes: Alert, Wide-eyed, Aware, Kindly, Smiling' to remember the definition.

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