awakes
|a-wakes|
/əˈweɪk/
(awake)
conscious awareness
Etymology
'awake' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'awæcnan'/'awacan', where the prefix 'a-' meant 'on, to' and 'wacan' meant 'to wake'.
'awake' changed from Old English 'awæcnan'/'awacan' and passed through Middle English forms such as 'awaken' and 'awake', ultimately becoming the modern English 'awake'. It is also related to Old Norse 'vakna' and the Proto-Germanic root '*wak-'.
Initially, it meant 'to arise, to wake', but over time it developed adjectival senses meaning 'not sleeping' and figurative senses like 'to become aware' or 'to rouse feeling'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
third person singular present form of 'awake'.
She awakes at 6 a.m. every day.
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Verb 2
(intransitive) to stop sleeping; to wake up.
He awakes at dawn and goes for a run.
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Verb 3
(transitive) to cause someone to stop sleeping; to rouse.
A loud noise awakes the baby.
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Verb 4
to make someone become aware of something; to awaken interest or feeling.
The story awakes her curiosity about the past.
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Last updated: 2025/12/04 05:03