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awake

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1. awake - Adjective

2. awake - Verb

3. awake - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.

To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.

Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night. Marilyn vos Savant

Every man is two men; one is awake in the darkness, the other asleep in the light. Kahlil Gibran

Before marriage, a man will lie awake thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it. Helen Rowland

A dream grants what one covets when awake. German Proverb

A lion lurks in everyone's heart; awake him not. Bulgarian Proverb

The hardest person to wake up is the person who is already awake. Filipino Proverb

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