😳awake

verb/adjective
/əˈweɪk/

Meaning

to stop sleeping; not asleep
to stop sleeping; to become conscious or alert

Example Sentences

She was still awake when I got home.

I awake every morning at six o'clock.

Example Expressions

stay awake

Synonyms

wake, arouse, rouse, alert, wake up, arise, stir
Entry 1
wake, arouse, rouse, alert
Entry 2
wake up, arise, rouse, stir

Antonyms

sleep, doze, slumber, rest
Entry 1
sleep, doze, slumber
Entry 2
sleep, slumber, doze, rest

Collocations

stay awake, keep awake, fully awake, remain awake, awake early, wide awake, awake suddenly
Entry 1
stay awake, keep awake, fully awake, remain awake
Entry 2
awake early, wide awake, stay awake, awake suddenly

More Example Sentences

Who awakes you from sleep?

I hardly managed to stay awake.

He rarely managed to stay awake.

One who takes coffee knows how drinking coffee is suitable to stay awake.

Related Vocabularies

Holding firmly; or (as an adjective) excessively greedy.
To decline or deteriorate in quality, character, or condition; or someone with low moral standards.
to express thoughts or ideas clearly; having the ability to speak fluently and clearly
to make safe or protect; to fix something firmly in place
to cause pain or injury; to feel pain
Unable to find the way; no longer in possession of something.

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