awake

A1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈweɪk/ UK /əˈweɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #2165

Meanings

1

adj
Not sleeping.

The noise kept me awake all night.
2

verb
To stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping.

I awoke early to the sound of birds singing.
3

adj
Aware of something and ready to deal with it.

They were awake to the danger of falling sales.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 adj · not sleeping. consciouswide awake

2 verb · to stop sleeping, or to... wakewake upwaken rouse

3 adj · aware of something and... alert aware vigilant watchful

More caffeinatedinvigoratedinvigoratinglively wakefulwakesomewoke

Opposites

asleep unconscious

Word family

Forms awakedawakesawakingawokeawoken

Derived forms awakableawakenessawakerhalf-awakenonawakereawakeunawakewide-awakewideawake

Related forms awaken vigilant wake wakefulness woke

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Phrases (1)

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fully awake
completely awake and aware rather than still sleepy

Adverb + adjective

Simplified etymology

Awake is an Old English word that shares its root with wake and watch. In Old English, watch meant “to be or remain awake.”

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *wakaną Proto-West Germanic *wakan Old English wacan Old English āwacan Middle English awaken Middle English awake English awake From Middle English awake, a shortened form of awaken (“awakened, awake”), past participle of Middle English awaken (“to awaken”). See verb below. Compare Saterland Frisian woak (“awake”), German Low German waak (“awake”), German wach (“awake”).

*weǵ- Proto-Indo-European awake Middle English awaken Middle English

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# awake

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈweɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈweɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 2165

## Meanings
1. Not sleeping.
2. To stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping.
3. Aware of something and ready to deal with it.

## Examples
- The noise kept me awake all night.
- I awoke early to the sound of birds singing.
- They were awake to the danger of falling sales.

## Synonyms
- alert
- caffeinated
- conscious
- invigorated
- invigorating
- lively
- wakeful
- wakesome
- woke

## Antonyms
- asleep
- unconscious

## Derived Forms
- awakable
- awakeness
- awaker
- half-awake
- nonawake
- reawake
- unawake
- wide-awake
- wideawake

## Related Forms
- awaken
- vigilant
- wake
- wakefulness
- woke

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weǵ-
- Root: awake
- Root: awaken

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *wakaną Proto-West Germanic *wakan Old English wacan Old English āwacan Middle English awaken Middle English awake English awake From Middle English awake, a shortened form of awaken (“awakened, awake”), past participle of Middle English awaken (“to awaken”). See verb below. Compare Saterland Frisian woak (“awake”), German Low German waak (“awake”), German wach (“awake”).

## AI Etymology
Awake comes from Middle English awake, a shortened form of awaken (“awakened, awake”), past participle of Middle English awaken (“to awaken”). Compare Saterland Frisian woak (“awake”), German Low German waak (“awake”), German wach (“awake”). Awake's historical chain begins with Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? and Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? and later passes through Old English wacan, Old English āwacan, Middle English awaken, Middle English awake, English awake.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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