awake

a-wake · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Not asleep; conscious.

  2. 2.

    Alert and aware.

  3. 3.

    To stop sleeping; to wake up.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    wide awake — Completely awake; fully alert.
  • •
    stay awake — To remain conscious; not fall asleep.
  • •
    keep someone awake — To prevent someone from sleeping.

Related words

Antonyms: asleep, sleeping, unconscious
See also: asleep, awaken, sleep, wake
Synonyms: alert, conscious, wakeful

Etymology

From Old English awacan ("to arise, originate, spring from"), from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan ("to wake").