Meaning: awake

ə'weɪk
v.
stop sleeping
adj.
not in a state of sleep; completely consciousnot unconscious; especially having become conscious(usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive

leave something in its his her wake Idiom, Proverb

in the wake of

as a result of, following In the wake of the large number of people who have recently left our company we will need to hire some more people.

stay awake

not sleep, be alert I can't stay awake any longer. I can't keep my eyes open.

wake up

awaken, rouse from sleep On Saturday I usually wake up around noon. I sleep in.

wake up and smell the coffee

be more aware, get with it You don't know about the Net? Wake up and smell the coffee!

wake up on the wrong side of bed

(See get up on the wrong side of bed)

wake with a start

wake suddenly, jump out of bed I woke with a start when Santa Claus landed on our roof.

wide awake

fully awake, alert After the bear stuck his head in our tent, I was wide awake.

awake to

begin to understand；become watchful about认识；明白
We must awake to the dangers facing our country．我们必须认识到国家所面临的危难。
You must awake to the fact that failure is the mother of success．你必须明白失败是成功之母。

wide-awake

Idiom(s): wide-awake

Theme: COMPLETELY

completely awake.
• After the telephone rang, I was wide-awake for an hour.
• I'm not very wide-awake at six o'clock in the morning.

If you lie down with the Devil, you will wake up i

This means that if you become involved with bad company, there will be negative consequences.

More Idioms/Phrases

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