awake

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈweɪk/

Adjective

awake (comparative more awake, superlative most awake) (predicative only)

1. Not asleep; conscious.
   • Synonyms: conscious, lucid, wide awake; see also awake
   • Antonyms: asleep, unconscious; see also asleep
2. (figurative, by extension) Alert, aware.
   • Synonyms: wary, woke; see also vigilant
   • Antonyms: heedless, oblivious
   • They were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales.

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
   • Synonyms: awaken, wake up; see also wake
   • Antonyms: fall asleep; see also fall asleep
2. (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
   • Synonyms: bring round, cry, wake up; see also awaken
   • Antonym: put to sleep
3. (transitive) To make aware of something.
4. (transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.
5. (transitive, figurative) To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
6. (intransitive, figurative) To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.