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Not sleeping; conscious and alert
The baby was awake and crying in the middle of the night.
The baby was not sleeping and was crying.
He woke up feeling awake and refreshed.
He felt alert and well-rested after waking up.
Can be used as an adjective or verb.
To rouse someone from sleep
The loud noise awakened the entire neighborhood.
The loud noise caused everyone to wake up.
When used as a verb, it is often followed by 'to' or 'from'.
When used as a verb, 'awake' can be followed by 'to' or 'from' to indicate the cause of waking up.
'Awake' is primarily an adjective, but it can also function as a verb, especially in literary or formal contexts.
From Middle English 'awaken', from Old English 'onwacan', meaning 'to wake up'.
Can be used as both an adjective and a verb. As a verb, it is often used in the past tense ('awoke') or past participle ('awakened').