Wakeful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

(of sleep) easily disturbed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪkfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪkfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪkfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪkfəl/.

Examples

a policy of open-eyed awareness
the vigilant eye of the town watch
there was a watchful dignity in the room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waking vigilant argus-eyed light open-eyed

Parts of Speech

adjective	carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger “a policy of open-eyed awareness”
adjective	(of sleep) easily disturbed “in a light doze”
adjective	marked by full consciousness or alertness “worked every moment of my waking hours”

Word Forms

vigilance	noun	the process of paying close and continuous attention
wakefulness	noun	the process of paying close and continuous attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wach

sorgfältig aufmerksam oder aufmerksam; auf der Suche nach möglichen Gefahren

🇫🇷French

éveillé

soigneusement observateur ou attentif; à l'affût d'un éventuel danger

🇪🇸Spanish

despierto

cuidadosamente observador o atento; al acecho de posibles peligros

🇮🇹Italian

sveglio

attentamente osservatore o attento; alla ricerca di possibili pericoli

🇳🇱Dutch

wakker

zorgvuldig opmerkzaam of attent; op de uitkijk voor mogelijk gevaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

acordado

cuidadosamente observador ou atento; à procura de possível perigo

🇷🇺Russian

бодрствующий

тщательно наблюдательный или внимательный; в поисках возможной опасности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जागृत होनेवाला

ध्यान से देखनेवाला या चौकस; संभावित खतरे की तलाश में

🇧🇩Bengali

জাগ্রত

সাবধানে পর্যবেক্ষণকারী বা মনোযোগী; সম্ভাব্য বিপদের সন্ধানে

🇮🇳Tamil

விழித்திருக்கும்

கவனமாக கவனிக்கும் அல்லது கவனத்துடன்; சாத்தியமான ஆபத்துக்கான தேடலில்

🇮🇳Telugu

మేల్కొనే

జాగ్రత్తగా గమనించే లేదా శ్రద్ధగల; సంభావ్య ప్రమాదం కోసం వెతుకులాటలో

🇮🇳Marathi

जागृत

काळजीपूर्वक निरीक्षण किंवा लक्ष देणारा; संभाव्य धोक्याच्या शोधात

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાગૃત

કાળજીપૂર્વક નિરીક્ષણ અથવા સચેત; સંભવિત જોખમની શોધમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಗೊಳ್ಳುವ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಗಮನಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನ; ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ಅಪಾಯದ ಹುಡುಕಾಟದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉണർന്നിരിക്കുന്ന

ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവം നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ; സാധ്യമായ അപകടങ്ങൾക്കായുള്ള നിരീക്ഷണത്തിലാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਗਦਾ

ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਦੇਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ; ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਦੀ ਭਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیدار

احتیاط سے مشاہدہ کرنے والا یا توجہ دینے والا؛ ممکنہ خطرے کی تلاش میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清醒的

仔细观察或细心；警惕可能的危险

🇯🇵Japanese

目覚めている

注意深く観察する、または注意深い。起こり得る危険に警戒している

🇰🇷Korean

깨어 있는

주의 깊게 관찰하거나 세심하게 주의를 기울이십시오. 가능한 위험을 경계하면서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tỉnh táo

cẩn thận quan sát hoặc chú ý; đề phòng nguy hiểm có thể xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ตื่นตัว

ช่างสังเกตหรือเอาใจใส่อย่างรอบคอบ เพื่อมองหาอันตรายที่อาจเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sulit tidur

jeli atau penuh perhatian; waspada terhadap kemungkinan bahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

puyat

maingat na mapagmasid o matulungin; sa pagbabantay sa posibleng panganib

🇲🇾Malay

terjaga

berhati-hati memerhati atau penuh perhatian; berwaspada terhadap kemungkinan bahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أرق

ملاحظ أو منتبه بعناية ؛ في حالة تأهب للخطر المحتمل

🇮🇷Persian

بیدار

با دقت مراقب یا توجه؛ به دنبال خطر احتمالی

🇹🇷Turkish

uykusuz

dikkatlice gözlemci veya dikkatli; olası tehlikelere karşı tetikte

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֵרָנִי

בקפידה או קשובה; בחיפוש אחר סכנה אפשרית

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