awake
awake Lexical Profile
awake Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not asleep; fully conscious after waking or before falling asleep.
"The patient remained fully awake and responsive throughout the minor procedure."
Fully aware of, attentive to, or vigilant toward something (usually followed by 'to').
"Forward-thinking executives must stay awake to emerging shifts in consumer behavior."
• verb
To cease sleeping or to cause someone to cease sleeping.
"We awoke early to watch the sunrise over the quiet valley."
To become aware of a fact, truth, or reality, or to evoke a latent emotion or memory.
"The community finally awoke to the urgent need for water conservation."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adjective, 'awake' is used exclusively in the predicate position after a linking verb (e.g., 'the child is awake', never 'an awake child'). In contemporary usage, 'wake' and 'wake up' are far more common as everyday verbs, while 'awake' and 'awaken' carry a slightly more formal, literary, or figurative tone.
• Rhymes for awake
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'awacan' (to arise, come out of sleep, or originate), formed from the prefix 'a-' (on, out of) and 'wacan' (to wake).
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.