awake
gb/əwˈeɪk/ us/əwˈeɪk/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adjective
A2
property
1
Not asleep; conscious
Not sleeping and able to think and see what is happening.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is awake
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'awake' (adjective) with 'wake up' (verb). 'I awake at 7' is rare in modern English; use 'I wake up at 7'.
Συνώνυμα
alert (More about being mentally ready and attentive, not just not sleeping.)
Αντώνυμα
asleep (Describes the opposite state of being in sleep.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
stay awake
|wide awake
|fully awake
|keep awake
Θέματα
daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She was still awake at midnight, reading a book.
- I drink coffee to stay awake during long meetings.
- The baby is finally awake after her nap.
- He lay in bed, wide awake, thinking about the next day.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I am awake now.
- She is awake and smiling.
- The boy is still awake.
- He stays awake late at night.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Stop sleeping; become conscious
To stop sleeping and open your eyes.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to awake [someone] / to awake from [sleep/dream]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'awake' as a verb instead of 'wake up', which is more common in modern English conversation.
Συνώνυμα
wake (More common in everyday speech; 'awake' is slightly more formal or literary.)
Αντώνυμα
fall asleep (Describes the action of beginning to sleep, the opposite of waking up.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
awake suddenly
|awake refreshed
|awake early
Θέματα
daily life
|health
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I usually awake at sunrise in the countryside.
- She awoke to the sound of birds singing.
- They awoke feeling refreshed after the long rest.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I awake at 6 a.m.
- She awoke when the phone rang.
- He awoke early today.
Ρήμα
literary
B2
action
3
Cause someone to stop sleeping
To make someone stop sleeping.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to awake [someone] from [sleep/dream]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'awake' (cause) with 'wake up' (intransitive). In casual speech, 'wake up' is preferred for both uses.
Συνώνυμα
awaken ('Awaken' is more common in modern usage than 'awake' for this causative meaning.)
Αντώνυμα
put to sleep (Means to cause someone to start sleeping, opposite of waking them.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
awake someone gently
|awake someone suddenly
Θέματα
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The noise awoke her from a deep sleep.
- I was awoken by loud knocking at the door.
- He awoke his friend early for the trip.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The baby was awoken by the storm.
- He awoke me at 7 a.m.
- Loud music awoke her.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
awake
IPA
GB/əwˈeɪk/
US/əwˈeɪk/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
awake (1 συλλαβή)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: awake
Verb
- Base: awake
- 3rd Person Singular: awakes
- Present Participle: awaking
- Past: awoke
- Past Participle: awoken
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
awakes
verb
awaking
verb
awoke
verb
awoken
verb
Related words
awakening
noun B2
wakeful
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
asleep
adjective A1
Advanced or less common
wakefulness
noun
Κύρια σημεία
- Irregular past: awoke Verb
- Irregular past participle: awoken Verb
Εκφράσεις
keep someone awake
1/kˈip sˈʌmwˌʌn əwˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Prevent someone from sleeping
To stop someone from going to sleep.
Παραδείγματα
- The loud music kept me awake all night.
- She kept the baby awake too long.
stay awake
1/stˈeɪ əwˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Remain not sleeping
To not go to sleep and keep your eyes open.
Παραδείγματα
- I drank coffee to stay awake during the lecture.
- He stayed awake all night to finish his work.
wide awake
1/wˈaɪd əwˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Fully alert, not sleepy
Completely not sleepy and paying attention.
Παραδείγματα
- By 5 a.m., she was wide awake.
- The noise made him wide awake instantly.
wide awake
2/wˈaɪd əwˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Completely awake and alert
To be fully awake and not sleepy at all.
Παραδείγματα
- I was still wide awake at midnight.
- The noise kept me wide awake all night.