awake

Definition

  • verb: to stop sleeping
  • verb: to cease sleeping
  • synonyms: wake, awaken, waken

Examples

  • It was quite late, but the children were still 'wide awake'. [=not tired at all]

  • One moment she was sleeping soundly—the next she was wide 'awake'.

  • How long will it take them to 'awake to' their mistake?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - I don't know, yet. I'm gonna need my team to get together with Louise's team. - I need everyone working on this. - We cannot leave. - Glad to see you're awake. - We need to go back in there. We need to explain to them that this wasn't our fault. - We can't go back inside. - We have to! (..)
    2016 Arrival