Wake Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The baby woke up to the sound of his mother's voice singing a lullaby.
- The sound of the fire alarm forced everyone in the building to wake up instantly.
- After a long and tiring journey, it took me hours to finally wake up feeling refreshed.
- Her phone rang, forcing her to wake up from the comfortable sleep she had been enjoying.
- He was having a wonderful dream when suddenly his alarm went off, making him wake up.
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Meaning 2
Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The ringing of the alarm was loud enough to wake her up instantly.
- Her mother gently shook her to wake her up for school.
- Please wake me up as soon as you wake up for the morning shift.
- A strange noise in the middle of the night was enough to wake him up.
- The nurse woke the patient up after a four-hour long surgery.