Awake — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stop sleeping

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːdəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐwˈeɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐwˈeɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːdəlz/.

Examples

She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
lay awake thinking about his new job
still not fully awake

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alive waken wake wake up come alive arouse alert awaken

Antonyms

fall asleep asleep

Parts of Speech

verb	stop sleeping “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
adjective	not in a state of sleep; completely conscious “lay awake thinking about his new job”
adjective	mentally perceptive and responsive “an alert mind”

Word Forms

arousal	noun	awakening from sleep
awakening	noun	the act of waking
waker	noun	a person who awakes
wakening	noun	the act of waking
alertness	noun	the process of paying close and continuous attention
aliveness	noun	the condition of living or the state of being alive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wach

Hör auf zu schlafen

🇫🇷French

éveillé

arrête de dormir

🇪🇸Spanish

despierto

deja de dormir

🇮🇹Italian

sveglio

smetti di dormire

🇳🇱Dutch

wakker

stop met slapen

🇵🇹Portuguese

acordado

pare de dormir

🇷🇺Russian

бодрствующий

хватит спать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जागना

सोना बंद करो

🇧🇩Bengali

জাগ্রত

ঘুম বন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

விழித்து

தூங்குவதை நிறுத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

మేల్కొని

నిద్ర ఆపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जागे

झोपणे थांबवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાગૃત

ઊંઘવાનું બંધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರ

ಮಲಗುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉണരുക

ഉറങ്ങുന്നത് നിർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਗਣਾ

ਸੌਣਾ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاگنا

سونا بند کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

醒

停止睡觉

🇯🇵Japanese

起きている

寝るのをやめる

🇰🇷Korean

깨어 있는

그만 자요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thức giấc

ngừng ngủ

🇹🇭Thai

ตื่น

หยุดนอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bangun

berhenti tidur

🇵🇭Filipino

gising

huminto sa pagtulog

🇲🇾Malay

terjaga

berhenti tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستيقظ

توقف عن النوم

🇮🇷Persian

بیدار

خوابیدن را متوقف کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

uyanmak

uyumayı bırak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֵר

להפסיק לישון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'awake'?

The primary meaning of 'awake' is 'stop sleeping'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'awake' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'awake' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'awake' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'awake' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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