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

  • (..) And I think about all of us walking our own Green Mile... ...each in our own time. But one thought more than any other... ...keeps me awake most nights: If he could make a mouse live so long... ...how much longer do I have? We each owe a death. There are no exceptions. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile