HyperDic: awake

English > 3 senses of the word *awake*:
ADJECTIVE	all	awake	not in a state of sleep
ADJECTIVE	all	awake, alert, alive	mentally perceptive and responsive
VERB	body	awake, wake up, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken	stop sleeping

awake > pronunciation
Sounds	ahwey'k
Rhymes	ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk...

English > *awake*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.
Examples	"lay awake thinking about his new job" "still not fully awake"
Narrower	astir, up	Out of bed
	awakened	(somewhat formal) having been waked up
	insomniac, sleepless, watchful	Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
	unsleeping, wide-awake	fully awake
	waking, wakeful	marked by full consciousness or alertness
See also	alert, watchful	Engaged in or accustomed to close observation
	aware, cognizant, cognisant	(sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
	conscious	knowing / knowing and perceiving
Opposite	asleep	In a state of sleep
Spanish	despierto
Catalan	despert, llevat

English > *awake*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	mentally perceptive and responsive.
Examples	"awake to the dangers of her situation" "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
Synonyms	alert, alive
Broader	aware, cognizant, cognisant	(sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
Spanish	despierto

English > *awake*: 3 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	stop sleeping.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	wake up, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
Entails	sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's	Be asleep
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Opposite	fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off	change from a waking to a sleeping state
Spanish	desadormecerse, despabilarse, despertarse, despertar, resucitar
Catalan	despertar-se, despertar, excitar, llevar-se

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