be awake

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be awake

verb is awake · being awake · was awake · been awake

To not sleep, to stay awake. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Opposite: sleep

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verb

Opposite: sleep

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verb to not sleep

日本語	起きる okiru
中文	醒 xǐng
Français	veiller
Deutsch	wachen
Română	a fi treaz
Русский	бо́дрствовать bódrstvovatʹ, бдеть bdetʹ
Tiếng Việt	thức
العربية	يَقِظَ yaqiẓa, يَقُظَ yaquẓa

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@misc{be_awake_2026,
  title = {be awake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/be%20awake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}