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awake

The correct spelling is awake.

How to pronounce awake

/əˈweɪk/
adjective

IPA: /əˈweɪk/

Say it like: Awa-ke

The correct spelling is awake. Not asleep; conscious. For example: "They were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales."

Usage Examples

They were awake to the possibility of a decline in sales.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Not asleep; conscious.
  2. 2.(by extension) Alert, aware.

verb

  1. 1.To become conscious after having slept.
  2. 2.To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
  3. 3.To excite or to stir up something latent.
  4. 4.To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
  5. 5.To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.

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