We need to awaken the voters to the need for more taxes.
•They awakened themselves to their callousness and began to treat other people better.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
awake — a|wake1 [ ə weık ] adjective never before noun * not sleeping: I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (=remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the video. keep… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
awake */ — I UK [əˈweɪk] / US adjective [never before noun] not sleeping I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (= remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the film. keep someone … English dictionary
awake — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 not sleeping: be awake: Are you awake? Julie whispered from the door. | Les shook her awake. | wide awake (=completely awake): The baby was wide awake at midnight. | keep sb awake (=prevent someone from sleeping):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
awake — [[t]əwe͟ɪk[/t]] awakes, awaking, awoke, awoken 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, ADJ after v Someone who is awake is not sleeping. I don t stay awake at night worrying about that... Nightmares kept me awake all night. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR Someone… … English dictionary
awake — a|wake1 S3 [əˈweık] adj [not before noun] 1.) not sleeping ▪ I hope he s awake now. ▪ She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee. ▪ How do you stay awake during boring lectures? ▪ Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
day — W1S1 [deı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(24 hours)¦ 2¦(not night)¦ 3¦(when you are awake)¦ 4¦(time at work)¦ 5¦(past)¦ 6¦(now)¦ 7¦(future)¦ 8 somebody s/something s day 9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day 10 five/three/ni … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
day — /deI/ noun PERIOD OF TIME 1 (C) a period of 24 hours: We spent three days in Paris then went south. | What day is it today Tuesday? | the day before yesterday: I just saw Pat the day before yesterday. | the day after tomorrow: We re leaving for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wake — I. /weɪk / (say wayk) verb (woke or, Chiefly US, waked, woken or, Chiefly US, waken, waking) –verb (i) 1. Also, wake up. to become roused from sleep; awake. 2. to be or continue awake. 3. to remain awake for …
wide — wide1 W1S1 [waıd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(distance)¦ 2¦(variety)¦ 3¦(in many places)¦ 4 a wide variation/difference/gap etc 5 the wider context/issues/picture etc 6¦(eyes)¦ 7 give somebody/something a wide berth 8¦(not hit something)¦ 9 the (big) wide… … Dictionary of contemporary English
see — see1 [ si ] (past tense saw [ sɔ ] ; past participle seen [ sin ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 notice with eyes/look at ▸ 2 meet/visit someone ▸ 3 for more information ▸ 4 understand something ▸ 5 consider particular way ▸ 6 imagine someone/something ▸ 7 find… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
