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awake

awake

432 1.0
Not sleeping and able to think clearly
  • adjective
  • /əˈweɪk/
translation icon : despierto
  • At my mother's, Peter and his children were awake but still eating breakfast.
  • stay awake
  • awake all night
  • keep awake

And then the three other of us were awake and well, obviously.

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Examples

  • I was wide awake, I know what I heard.

  • She reports being awake and feeling no pain during childbirth.

  • And then the three other of us were awake and well, obviously.

  • At least you know I will be there awake to answer the call.

  • This just looks so fresh and awake and easy.

  • Anything to make me look more awake and less tired is a OK by me.

  • Try not to look at a clock if you are awake during the night.

    Academic text (2015)
  • It just makes your eyes look so awake and beautiful.

  • On examination, the patient was awake and alert and had a low-grade fever.

    Academic text (2004)
  • After a long night of studying, I felt surprisingly awake during my morning class.

Synonyms

wide awake
vsawake
26 2.7

Completely alert and not at all sleepy

is used more generally for simply not sleeping or alert
up
vsawake
5 1.0

Awake and out of bed

is simply being not asleep and fully alert, not about readiness
wakey
vsawake
  • UK
1 9.0

Awake and alert after sleep

is the neutral state of not sleeping and full alertness
wakeful
vsawake
1 4.6

Not asleep or sleeping deeply and easily disturbed by sounds

is the general not sleeping and fully alert condition
woke
vsawake
  • Archaic
9.9

Not asleep and aware of your surroundings

is the neutral modern term rather than regional or old form

Antonyms

1.0

Not awake and not aware

Idioms

Notice the true situation after ignoring or misunderstanding it

Compounds

26 2.7

Completely alert and not at all sleepy

1 2.5

Not feeling sleepy and able to think clearly

How Awake

wide awake
26 2.7
alert
82 2.8
awake
432 1.0
drowsy
22 2.7
sleepy
142 1.0

Surface Forms

awake positive

Morphology

awake = wake (semi-transparent) = a + wake

The word is clearly related to 'wake', but the initial 'a-' is a fossilized historical prefix rather than a productive modern one.

Etymology

Awake as an adjective comes from the old verb wacan 'to wake', the same root as wake, so if you are awake you are not sleeping and are fully conscious and alert.