awake
verb (used with or without object)
to wake up; rouse from sleep.
has been awaking
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present perfect progressiveof awake (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since the beginning of the century the American public has been awaking to the needs of the situation.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Frank Albert Fetter
