wide awake
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wide awake
adjective more wide awake · most wide awake · wide-awake
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Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.
"They are almost awake, not quite," said Lucy. She knew she herself was wide awake, wider than anyone usually is.
Similar: broad awake
- Keyed in or aware of things; not oblivious; woke. LF 37, F 33, working class backgrounds, left-ish politics, seek wide-awake F 30+ to share friendly, indep apt.
Opposite: fast asleep
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adjective
Opposite: fast asleep
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adj awake and very alert
| Español | completamente despierto, bien despierto |
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| 中文 | 完全清醒 wánquán qīngxǐng |
| Deutsch | hellwach |
| Русский | вполне́ очну́вшись от сна vpolné očnúvšisʹ ot sna |
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title = {wide awake},
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