Meaning of wake up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To stop sleeping; to awake.
   intransitive
2. To awaken somebody.
   transitive
3. To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“"Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head"”

“I fell asleep in God's arms and woke up in hell”

“Wake your brother up; it's time for school.”

“It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.””

“Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet.”

“That's the third time you've made the same mistake. Wake up!”

“"Elizabeth line staff are multi-skilled and operate the world's only fully digital railway, but many earn significantly less than other TfL staff in similar roles.That is clearly not an acceptable or sustainable position, and it looks as though the company is waking up to the fact."”

CEFR level