awaken

/ə'weikən/
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awaken

The baby awakens to the morning sunlight.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To cause someone to stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep: "awaken" means to make a sleeping person become conscious.
    • To make someone aware of something; to stir a feeling or realization: "awaken" can mean to cause someone to become conscious of a fact, idea, or emotion.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To stop sleeping; to wake up: "awaken" means to emerge from sleep.
    • To become active, stirred, or aware: "awaken" can describe the process of a feeling, interest, or memory becoming active.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (transitive):
    • The loud noise awakened the baby. (The sound caused the baby to stop sleeping.)
    • The documentary awakened a deep interest in astronomy. (It caused a new interest to become active.)
  • Verb (intransitive):
    • I usually awaken at sunrise. (I stop sleeping at that time.)
    • Old memories awakened when she visited her hometown. (The memories became active in her mind.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to awaken to something": to become conscious or aware of a fact or situation.
    • The public is slowly awakening to the severity of the climate crisis. (People are becoming aware of the serious situation.)
  • "to awaken someone to something": to make someone aware of a fact or situation.
    • The tragedy awakened the community to the need for better safety measures. (It made the community realize the need.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Awake (adj, v): Not asleep; to stop sleeping. Often used interchangeably with "awaken" as a verb.
    • I was already awake when the alarm sounded.
  • Awakening (n): The act of waking from sleep; a realization or new awareness.
    • The book led to a profound spiritual awakening.
  • Waken (v): A synonym meaning to wake or rouse.
Synonyms
  • Wake (up): To stop sleeping or cause to stop sleeping.
  • Arouse: To stir from sleep or inactivity.
  • Rouse: To bring out of sleep or inactivity.
  • Stir: To provoke a feeling or reaction.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Awaken to: (As shown in Advanced Usage) To become aware of.
    • He finally awakened to the truth of her words.
  • (No common separable phrasal verb form exists for "awaken"; it is typically used with "to" as a preposition.)
Related Idioms
  • A rude awakening: A sudden and unpleasant realization.
    • Failing the exam was a rude awakening for the overconfident student. (It was an unpleasant shock that made him aware of his true situation.)
  • To awaken a sleeping giant: To cause a powerful but inactive person, group, or nation to become active and forceful.
    • The attack on the naval base awakened a sleeping giant, leading to a massive military response.
awaken

The baby awakens to the morning sunlight.

Verb
  1. make aware
    • They were awakened to the sad facts
  2. stop sleeping
    • She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
  3. cause to become awake or conscious
    • He was roused by the drunken men in the street
    • Please wake me at 6 AM.

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