Meaning

8 senses
  1. (intransitive, predicative)To become conscious after having slept.

    aufwachen, erwachen

    просыпа́тьсяprosypátʹsja, просну́тьсяprosnútʹsja, пробужда́тьсяprobuždátʹsja

    просипа́тисяprosypátysja

  2. (predicative, transitive)To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.

    aufwecken

    буди́тьbudítʹ, разбуди́тьrazbudítʹ

    stop sleeping

  3. (predicative, transitive)To make aware of something.

  4. (predicative, transitive)To excite or to stir up something latent.

    erwecken

    пробужда́тьprobuždátʹ, буди́тьbudítʹ, вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ

  5. (figuratively, predicative, transitive)To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.

  6. (figuratively, intransitive, predicative)To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.

    1867-1879, Edward Augustus Freeman, The History of the Norman Conquest of England The national spirit again awoke.

  7. (predicative)Used in a phrasal verb: to awake to (“to become awake of something and its possibile effects or results.”).

    It took her some time to awake to the dangers of her situation.

  8. (predicative)Used in a phrasal verb: to awake to (“to be roused from one's sleep, due to a noise or other stimulus.”).

    this morning, I awoke to the sound of my neighbor's barking dog.

Examples

1083 sentences
  1. Why are you all still awake?

    Чому ви всі ще й досі не спите? — deniko

    ruВы почему все до сих пор не спите? — marafon

    deWarum seid ihr noch wach? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I knew Tom would be awake.

    Я знав, що Том не спатиме. — deniko

    ruЯ знал, что Том не будет спать. — marafon

  3. I didn't think Tom was awake.

    Не думаю, що Том не спав. — deniko

    ruЯ не думал, что Том не спит. — odexed

  4. I know that Tom is awake.

    Я знаю, що Том не спить. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что Том не спит. — marafon

  5. Tom isn't likely to be awake.

    Том наврядчи не спить. — miketheknight

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to gain consciousness:
Русский
By meaning 3
to gain consciousness:
to cause someone to stop sleeping:
to excite something latent:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to gain consciousness:
to cause someone to stop sleeping:
to excite something latent:

Origin

From Middle English awaken and awakien, from Old English āwacan and āwacian. By surface an

From Middle English awaken and awakien, from Old English āwacan and āwacian. By surface analysis, a- + wake.

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Forms

awakes, awaking, awoke, awoken
Base formawake · to awake
3rd person singularawakes
Present participleawaking
Past simpleawoke
Past participleawoken

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyawake
he, she, itawakes

Past simpleLesson

all personsawoke

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave awoken
he, she, ithas awoken

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill awake

Synonyms

18 synonyms

Antonyms

13 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • stay awake
  • awake all night
  • to stay awake
  • be awake when
  • is still awake
  • still awake
  • will be awake
  • wide awake
  • lay awake
  • would be awake
  • be awake now
  • awake all

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
awake — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto