awake

  • 11Awake — A*wake , v. i. To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death. [1913 Webster] The national spirit again awoke. Freeman. [1913 Webster] Awake to righteousness,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12awake — index guarded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13awake to — index discern (detect with the senses), discover, sensitive (discerning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14awake — adj *aware, alive, cognizant, conscious, sensible Analogous words: alert, vigilant, *watchful: roused, aroused, stirred up, awakened (see STIR) Contrasted words: *sleepy, drowsy, somnolent, slumberous: *inactive, inert, supine …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 15awake — ► VERB (past awoke; past part. awoken) 1) stop sleeping. 2) make or become active again. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not asleep …

    English terms dictionary

  • 16awake — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 not sleeping: be awake: Are you awake? Julie whispered from the door. | Les shook her awake. | wide awake (=completely awake): The baby was wide awake at midnight. | keep sb awake (=prevent someone from sleeping):… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17awake — a|wake1 [ ə weık ] adjective never before noun * not sleeping: I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (=remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the video. keep… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18Awake — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Awake est un mot anglais signifiant éveillé. Il peut aussi faire référence : Œuvres Awake, un film américain de 2007 mettant en vedette Hayden… …

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  • 19awake — a|wake1 S3 [əˈweık] adj [not before noun] 1.) not sleeping ▪ I hope he s awake now. ▪ She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee. ▪ How do you stay awake during boring lectures? ▪ Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20awake */ — I UK [əˈweɪk] / US adjective [never before noun] not sleeping I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (= remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the film. keep someone …

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