wake up

• Partikelverb, das das Beenden des Schlafs oder das Wach- und Aufmerksamwerden bezeichnet; auch jemanden aus dem Schlaf wecken.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of ceasing to sleep or becoming alert and aware.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. formal

   To stop sleeping and become conscious.

   Aufwachen

   • I wake up at 7 AM every morning.
   • She woke up late and missed the bus.
   • He woke up to the sound of birds singing.

   Synonymeawakeawakencome roundcome torousestir

   Antonymedozesleep

2. Become alert or awareinformal

   To become aware of something or to become more alert.

   Sich bewusst werden

   • The news made him wake up to the dangers of smoking.
   • You need to wake up and pay attention in class.
   • The accident was a wake-up call for the entire community.

   Synonymeawakencome tonoticeperceiverealize

   Antonymedozenapsleep

Grundverbwake