Awake has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Verb
· Adjective
Verb
1
stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
2
To become conscious after having slept.
"She finally woke up and opened her eyes after a long night's sleep."
In plain English: To awake means to stop sleeping and start being conscious again.
"The baby began to cry and his parents had to awake him immediately."
Adjective
1
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
"lay awake thinking about his new job"
"still not fully awake"
2
mentally perceptive and responsive
"an alert mind"
"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"
3
Not asleep; conscious.
"After a long night of studying, she finally woke up and felt fully awake enough to face her morning exam."
Example Sentences
"The baby began to cry and his parents had to awake him immediately."
verb
"He stayed awake all night to finish his project."
verb
"The noise from the construction site kept me awake last evening."
verb
"She was too tired to stay awake during the long meeting."
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Origin
The word "awake" comes from Middle English, where it was originally a shortened form of "awakened." It is related to similar words in Saterland Frisian and German that also mean "to be awake."