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awake

  • adjective
  • /əˈweɪk/

Not asleep; conscious.

Example sentences

  • “You look beautiful when you're awake.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "awaken" (to awaken).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “awake” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.