wake up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de cesser de dormir ou de devenir éveillé et attentif.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. formal

   To stop sleeping and become conscious.

   se réveiller

   • 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.

   Synonymesawakeawakencome roundcome torousestir

   Antonymesdozesleep

2. Become alert or awareinformal

   To become aware of something or to become more alert.

   prendre conscience

   • 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.

   Synonymesawakencome tonoticeperceiverealize

   Antonymesdozenapsleep

Verbe de basewake