wake up

1 of 1verb

/ˈweɪk ʌp/

Forms:wakes up,waking up,woke up,woken up

1

to no longer be asleep

A1

I remind her to wake up early for her flight tomorrow.
I wake up early every morning to go for a run.
She woke up late and had to rush to catch the bus.
They usually wake up at 7 o'clock on weekdays.
We should wake up early to catch the sunrise at the beach.

Synonyms:

awaken come alive awake wake arouse waken

Antonyms:

2

to become aware of something, especially something important, unpleasant, or surprising

transitive

The financial struggle woke up the family to the importance of budgeting.
The conversation woke up the employees to the changes in company policy.
The experience woke up a new understanding of life in him.
The incident woke up the community to the need for better safety measures.