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awaken
/əˈweɪkən/
verb 5
Collocations
3(verb.)
ADV
early, late
PREP
from
He awoke from a nightmare and couldn't fall back asleep.
PHRASES
be rudely awakened
She was rudely awakened when her alarm clock went off at five in the morning.
Definitions
verb
1
To cause to become awake.
Be careful how you touch her, she'll awaken / As sleep's the only freedom all that she knows / And when you walk into her eyes, you won't believe / The way she's always paying for a debt she never owes
2
To stop sleeping; awake.
Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
For this growing set, the idea that we might have a fixed, natural lifespan is pure defeatism—“deathism” even, a spell from which we must awaken to realise our full potential.
3
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.
4
To call to a sense of sin.
5
To cause to become aware.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Be careful how you touch her, she'll awaken / As sleep's the only freedom all that she knows / And when you walk into her eyes, you won't believe / The way she's always paying for a debt she never owe
Wiktionary02
Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
Wiktionary03
For this growing set, the idea that we might have a fixed, natural lifespan is pure defeatism—“deathism” even, a spell from which we must awaken to realise our full potential.
Wiktionary04
This book will awaken your imagination.
Tatoeba · #5711105
Those who look outward dream, but those who look inward awaken.
Tatoeba · #163479606
If a piece of knotted string can unleash the wind, and if a drowned man can awaken, then I believe a broken man can heal.
Tatoeba · #2444260Usage Notes
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