Etymology : Middle English awaken and awakien, from Old English awacian, from 1a- + wacian to be awake; more at WAKE
Pronunciation : &-'wAk
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. wake, arouse (someone); be woken up, be aroused (i.e. from sleep). alert, not sleeping. awake\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. the national spirit again awoke. awake to righteousness, and sin not. xv. 34.awake \a*wake"\, a. [from awaken, old p. p. of awake.] not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action. before whom awake i stood. she still beheld, now wide awake, the vision of her sleep. he was awake to the danger.awake \a*wake"\ , v. t. [imp. awoke , awaked ; p. p. awaked; (obs.) awaken, awoken; p. pr. & vb. n. awaking. the form awoke is sometimes used as a p. p.] [as. āw?cnan, v. i. (imp. awōc), and āwacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). see:
awaken, wake.].
2. to rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken. where morning's earliest ray awake her. and his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, lord, save us; we perish. viii.
3. 2. to rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties. i was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie. it way awake my bounty further. no sunny gleam awakes the trees.awake adj.
4. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" [syn: awake(p) ] [ant: asleep(p) ].
5. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" [syn: alert, awake(p) ].
6. (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: alert, alive(p) , awake(p) ] stop sleeping; "she woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: wake up, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken] [ant: fall asleep].
7. To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
8. To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.
9. 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.
10. Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
11. 1. Someone who is awake is not sleeping. I don't stay awake at night worrying about that Nightmares kept me awake all night.
12. Someone who is wide awake is fully awake and unable to sleep. I could not relax and still felt wide awake.
13. When you awake or when something awakes you, you wake up. At midnight he awoke and listened to the radio for a few minutes The sound of many voices awoke her with a start. = wake up.