See Also: awake 1, adjective(dictionary)
awake(medicine)
awake(1)(dictionary)
awake(2)(dictionary)
awake 2, verb(dictionary)
wide-awake(dictionary)
big 1, adjective(dictionary)
hot 1, adjective(dictionary)
away 2, adjective(dictionary)
in 4, adjective(dictionary)

awake 1, adjective (oh)



not sleeping
::I hope he's awake now.
::She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee.
::How do you stay awake during boring lectures?
::Emma lay awake half the night, worrying.
::The noise brought him wide awake (=completely awake) .
::To keep themselves awake (=stop themselves from going to sleep) they sat on the floor and told each other stories.
be awake to sth
to understand a situation and its possible effects
::Too few people are awake to the dangers of noise pollution.