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1. Not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
   "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
    
2. Mentally perceptive and responsive
   "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament";
   - alert, alive, on the ball

1. Stop sleeping
   "She awoke to the sound of the alarm clock";
   - wake up, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
    
2. To start, excite or to stir up something
   "his talk awoke my interest in the subject"

Derived forms: awoke, awakes, awoken, awaking

See also: alert, astir, awakened, aware, cognisant [Brit], cognizant, conscious, insomniac, sleepless, unsleeping, up, wakeful, waking, watchful, wide-awake

Type of: change state, turn

Antonym: asleep

Encyclopedia: Awake, My Soul, and With the Sun