awake
verb (used with or without object)
to wake up; rouse from sleep.
has awoken
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present perfectof awake (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the last seven games, their offense has awoken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025
"It's a different Africa now. It's an Africa that has awoken and risen up," Niamey resident Aissami Tchiroma said on Monday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
But for all intents and purposes, the comatose colossus at the corner of Figueroa and Exposition has awoken — and it just won the hiring cycle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Ms. Merkel seems keenly aware that the Cologne episode has awoken doubts even among those who welcome the new migrants, and on Saturday she proposed toughening expulsion laws for foreigners who commit crimes.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2016
Terrible man!" he said, shuddering; "but oh, signore, he has awoken the God in you.
From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Maurice Henry Hewlett
