a·wake /əˈweɪk/
1. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
synset: wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken
antonym: fall_asleep, dope_off, flake_out, drift_off, nod_off, drop_off, doze_off, drowse_off
1. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
synset: awake
2. 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"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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