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Wake up

//ˌweɪk ˈʌp// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To stop sleeping; to awake. intransitive

    "I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan."

  2. 2
    stop sleeping wordnet
  3. 3
    To awaken somebody. transitive

    "Wake your brother up; it's time for school."

  4. 4
    cause to become awake or conscious wordnet
  5. 5
    To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand. intransitive

    "Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet."

Etymology

From wake + up.

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