wake up
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wake up
- /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ US, UK
- [ˌweɪˈkʌp] US, UK
Where it comes from
From wake + up.
verb wakes up · waking up · woke up · waked up · woken up
- To stop sleeping; to awake. 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.
- To awaken somebody. Wake your brother up; it's time for school.
- To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand. Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet.
