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awake

(/@/'w/eI/k )

adjective (a)

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious(adj.all)

Example:
Lay awake thinking about his new job.
Still not fully awake.

Antonym:
asleep

source: wordnet30
Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

mentally perceptive and responsive(adj.all)

Example:
Awake to the dangers of her situation.
Was now awake to the reality of his predicament.

Synonym:
alert, alive

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

stop sleeping(verb.body)

Synonym:
arouse, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken
Antonym:
dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off

source: wordnet30
To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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