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[ adjective ] not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
Examples "lay awake thinking about his new job" "still not fully awake" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)`` Be sure the man nearest you is awake . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)That absence of an urgent self-indulgence dashed them awake like a pail of water . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)startled him awake . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)David_Cortlandt , having slept away a day and a night , came awake in a plank farmhouse on the Harlem_River near Spuyten_Duyvil . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)`` He was awake when I left '' . Related terms asleep unsleeping up insomniac waking awakened unsleeping aware alert conscious |
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[ verb ] stop sleeping
Examples "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)When Juanita awoke , Kate was still rocking the dead child , still crooning in disbelief , `` No , no , oh , no ! '' (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Then she fell_asleep again as suddenly as a person with fever , and when she awoke it was dark outside and the clarity was back in her eyes . Related terms |
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