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Uncommonawake
The correct spelling is awake.
How to pronounce awake
/əˈweɪk/
adjectiveIPA: /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.Not asleep; conscious.
- 2.(by extension) Alert, aware.
verb
- 1.To become conscious after having slept.
- 2.To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
- 3.To excite or to stir up something latent.
- 4.To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
- 5.To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
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