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

  • (..) Well, short-term memory loss is a side effect of sleep deprivation, so it should come back to you. I don't know. How can I remember? After we kept you awake for hours you gave us the names of some of your brothers, and you helped save the lives of a lot of innocent people. (..)
    2012 Zero Dark Thirty