awake

a·wake  (-wk)

v. a·woke (-wk) or a·waked, a·waked or a·wok·en (-wkn), a·wak·ing, a·wakes

v.tr.

1. To rouse from sleep; waken.

2. To stir the interest of; excite.

3. To stir up (memories, for example).

v.intr.

1. To wake up.

2. To become alert.

3. To become aware or cognizant: awoke to reality. See Usage Note at wake¹.

adj.

1. Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.

2. Vigilant; watchful. See Synonyms at aware.

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[Middle English awaken, from Old English wacan : -, intensive pref. + wacan, wake; see wake¹.]

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awake [əˈweɪk]

vb awakes, awaking ; awoke, awaked ; awoken, awaked

1. to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake

2. to become or cause to become alert

3. (usually foll by to) to become or make aware (of) to awake to reality

4. Also awaken (tr) to arouse (feelings, etc.) or cause to remember (memories, etc.)

adj (postpositive)

1. not sleeping

2. (sometimes foll by to) lively or alert

[Old English awacian, awacan; see wake¹]

Usage: See at wake¹

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	awake - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" come alive, wake, wake up, waken, arouse, awaken change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Adj.	1.	awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" alert, watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" conscious - knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed" asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
	2.	awake - 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" alert, alive aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

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awake

adjective

not sleeping, sleepless, wide-awake, aware, waking, conscious, aroused, awakened, restless, restive, wakeful, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed I don't stay awake at night worrying about that.
not sleeping sleeping, asleep, unconscious, napping, dormant, crashed out (slang), dozing, dead to the world (informal)

verb

1. wake up, come to, wake, stir, awaken, rouse I awoke to the sound of the wind in the trees.

2. alert, excite, stimulate, provoke, revive, arouse, activate, awaken, fan, animate, stir up, incite, kick-start (informal), enliven, kindle, breathe life into, call forth, vivify He had awoken interest in the sport again.

awake to alert to, aware of, on the lookout for, alive to, attentive to, on the alert for, observant of, watchful of, on guard to, on your toes to, heedful of, vigilant of They are awake to the challenge of stemming the exodus.

Translations

awake [əˈweɪk] (awoke or awaked (pt) (awoken or awaked (pp)))

A. ADJ → despierto
to be awake → estar despierto
fully awake → totalmente despierto
I was still only half awake → aún estaba medio dormido
coffee keeps me awake (= keeps me alert) → el café me mantiene despierto; (= stops me sleeping) → el café me desvela
the noise kept me awake → el ruido no me dejó dormir
to lie awake he lay awake all night, thinking about his new job → no pudo dormir en toda la noche or estuvo desvelado toda la noche, pensando en su nuevo trabajo
I'm not really awake yet → aún no estoy despierto del todo
to stay awake → mantenerse despierto, no dormirse
I found it difficult to stay awake → me costaba mantenerme despierto, me costaba no dormirme
I'm not going to stay awake all night worrying about that → no voy a pasarme toda la noche en vela preocupándome por eso
to be awake to sth (fig) → ser consciente de algo
wide awake → totalmente despierto

B. VT

1. (= wake up) → despertar

2. (= arouse) [+ suspicion, curiosity] → despertar; [+ hope] → hacer nacer; [+ memories] → reavivar, resucitar

C. VI

1. (liter) (= wake up) → despertar
I awoke from a deep sleep → desperté de un sueño profundo
when are we going to awake from this nightmare? → ¿cuándo vamos a despertar de esta pesadilla?
she awoke to a lovely, sunny day → despertó y el día era precioso, soleado
he awoke to find himself in hospital → al despertar(se)vio que se hallaba en el hospital

2. (= become aware)
to awake to sth → darse cuenta de algo
she awoke to the fact that → se dio cuenta de que ...
he finally awoke to his responsibilities → finalmente tomó conciencia de sus responsabilidades

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awake [əˈweɪk]

adj

(not asleep) [person] → éveillé(e)
to be awake → être éveillé(e)
He was still awake → Il était encore éveillé.
Is she awake? → Elle est réveillée?
Are you awake?
BUT Tu dors?.
to lie wide awake → rester allongé(e) sans pouvoir fermer l'œil

(fig) → en éveil
awake to → conscient(e) de

vb [awoke] (pt) [awoken, awaked] (pp)

vt → éveiller

vi → s'éveiller

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awake pret <awoke>, ptp <awoken or awaked>

vi (lit, fig) → erwachen; to awake from sleep/a dream → aus dem Schlaf/einem Traum erwachen; to awake to something (fig: = realize) → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → bewusst werden; (= become interested) → beginnen, sich für etw zu interessieren; to awake to the joys of something → (plötzlich) Vergnügen an etw (dat) → finden; his interest is only beginning to awake → sein Interesse ist erst neu erwacht

vt → wecken; (fig) suspicion, interest etc also → erwecken; to awake somebody to something (= make realize) → jdm etw bewusst machen; (= make interested) → jds Interesse für etw wecken

adj pred (lit, fig) → wach; (= alert also) → aufmerksam; to be/lie/stay awake → wach sein/liegen/bleiben; to keep somebody awake → jdn wach halten; wide awake (lit, fig) → hellwach; to be awake to something (fig) → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → bewusst sein ADV a

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awake [əˈweɪk]

1. adj → sveglio/a
to lie awake → rimanere sveglio/a a letto
coffee keeps me awake → il caffè mi fa star sveglio
to be awake to (fig) → essere cosciente or conscio/a or consapevole di

2. vt (awoke or awaked (pt) (awoken or awaked (pp))) → svegliare (fig) (emotions, memories) → risvegliare, ridestare; (suspicions) → destare

3. vi → svegliarsi
to awake to sth (fig) → rendersi conto di qc, aprire gli occhi su qc

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awake

v awake [əˈweik]

to wake from sleep He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly. wakker word يَسْتَيْقِظ، يَصْحو събуждам probudit (se) vågne op; vække aufwecken; aufwachen ξυπνάω despertar(se) (üles) ärkama, (üles) äratama بیدار شدن herätä unesta (se) réveiller; (s')éveiller לְהִתעוֹרֵר जागना probuditi felébred bangun vakna svegliarsi 目を覚ます 잠에서 깨다 pabusti pamodināt; pamosties jaga wakker worden, wekken våkne (opp); vekke budzić (się) acordar a (se) trezi; a (se) deş­tepta просыпаться prebudiť sa zbuditi (se) buditi (se) vakna, väcka ตื่น uyanmak 喚醒，醒來 будити, прокидатися جاگنا thức giấc 唤醒，醒来

adj

not asleep Is he awake? wakker مُسْتَيْقِظ، صاح буден vzhůru vågen wach ξύπνιος despierto ärkvel بیدار hereillä (r)éveillé עֵר जागे हुए budan ébren van jaga vakandi sveglio 目が覚めて 깨어 있는 pabudęs atmodies; nomodā berjaga wakker våken rozbudzony, przebudzony acordado treaz бодрствующий hore buden budan vaken ตื่น uyanık, uyanmış 醒著的 той, що не спить جاگا ہوا ،بیدار thức 醒着的

v aˈwaken

1 to awake I was awakened by the song of the birds. wakker maak يوقِظ събуждам се probudit vække; vågne aufwecken ξυπνάω despertar (üles) ärkama, (üles) äratama بیدار شدن herätä (r)éveiller לְהַעִיר जागरूक होना probuditi felébred terbangun, terjaga vekja svegliare 目覚めさせる 깨우다 pabudinti pamodināt dikejutkan wekken vekke; våkne budzić acordar trezi просыпаться; будить zobudiť (sa) prebuditi buditi (se) väcka[], vakna ทำให้ตื่น uyandırmak 喚醒 будити جگانا đánh thức 唤醒

2 to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc) His interest was awakened by the lecture. opgewakker يُثير المَشاعِر будя vzbudit, podnítit vække wecken ξυπνάω μέσα μου κτ., ξεκινώ despertar äratama برانگیختن؛ تهییج کردن herättää éveillé לְעוֹרֵר उत्पन्न होना pobuditi felébreszt bangkit vakna/vekja til meðvitundar risvegliato 目覚めさせる 눈뜨게 하다 sukelti izraisīt; radīt disedarkan wekken vekke, bli klar over rozbudzać despertar a trezi пробуждать vzbudiť vzbuditi probuditi väcka[], vakna กระตุ้น uyandırmak 引發 пробуджувати آغاز کرنا dấy lên 产生；引起

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awake → مُستيقظ, يفَيق probudit (se), probuzený vække, vågen aufwecken, wach ξύπνιος, ξυπνώ κάποιον despertar, despierto herätä, hereillä oleva éveillé, réveiller budan, buditi svegliarsi, sveglio 目が覚める, 眠らずに 깨어서, 잠에서 깨다 wakker, wakker worden våken, våkne obudzić się, przebudzony acordado, despertar бодрствующий, будить vaken, vakna ตื่น, ปลุก ทำให้ตื่น uyanık, uyanmak thức, tỉnh dậy 唤醒, 醒着的