Definition of awaken in English:

awaken

verb əˈweɪk(ə)nəˈweɪkən

[with object]

1Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
Anna was awakened by the telephone
Example sentencesExamples
- For the purpose of this paper we will concentrate on the types of dreams that are normally reported when subjects are awakened from REM sleep.
- The patient should be awakened from sleep every two hours and avoid should strenuous activity for at least 24 hours.
- The couple were awakened from their sleep by the loud explosion.
- Hypnic headaches begin during sleep, awakening the person - usually at the same time every night.
- I looked down and saw him moving around slightly as if he had just been reluctantly awakened from a deep sleep.
- TV news kept it secret, but homeless children in shelters across the country report being awakened from troubled sleep and alerted by dead relatives.
- The entire team awoke early, all unable to sleep when they were awakened.
- Symptoms that are not typical of OSD include pain at rest, thigh pain, or very severe pain that awakens a child from sleep or makes him cry.
- But when they were tested immediately after being awakened from REM sleep, the exact opposite happened.
- Jordan popped right out of her sleep, awakened by his reaction.
- If you're awakened during REM sleep, you may recall vivid dreams.
- The telephone starts to ring awakening me from sleep.
- Nightmares are vivid and terrifying nocturnal episodes in which the dreamer is abruptly awakened from sleep.
- Half of the women reported being awakened from sleep with severe sweating.
- I simply went back to sleep until I was awakened by the unusual effect of the train moving.
- Following a cozy soak, they retired to the bedroom, eventually fell to sleep but were awakened by the smell of smoke.
- A young buck had been awakened from a long sleep.
- The participants completed the sleep log immediately after awakening each morning.
- It could've only been about an hour and a half before I feel asleep, but I slept until I was awakened by the front door opening.
- He had finally dozed into a fitful sleep only to be awakened by a horrible dream, his only problem, he couldn't remember it.
Synonyms
wake, wake up, awake, waken, rouse, arouse
1. 1.1no object Stop sleeping.
  he sighed but did not awaken
  Example sentencesExamples
  Truth be known, they put me to sleep, and I awakened during the replay, in the middle of the Bashsams' match.
  Terra slowly fell to sleep only to awaken when someone started shaking her.
  It is well into the night, and Jane awakens from sleep and exits the carriage to meet a woman.
  Aero ran around, trying to wake everyone up, but found that they all seemed deep in sleep, unable to awaken.
  Ark shifted his now stiff and painful limbs and began to stretch as if he were awakening from a deep sleep.
  Hikari had finally managed to awaken from her deep sleep.
  Dozing off between stations, I managed to awaken at each stop to repeat the question.
  I slowly awaken from a deep sleep full of strange dreams, and it comes to my sleep-muddled attention that I definitely should not be waking up right now.
  Several hours later, after all the visitors have left, Maureen finally awakens from her deep sleep with a gasp and rises to a sitting position.
  ‘So, sleeping beauty finally awakens,’ he said, walking towards her.
  Once dawn came, she could awaken from an unsatisfying sleep, turn off the light, and feel the kind of physical and mental peace that comes after a fever has broken.
  Soon after, I drifted off to sleep and only awakened just as we were all entering the house again.
  Charge your iPod while you sleep, and awaken to your favorite B sides instead of that obnoxious buzzer.
  ‘Pity,’ she groaned before drifting off to sleep, never to awaken again.
  Miranda awakens and Prospero summons their slave Caliban, who curses them, remembering their kinder treatment when they first came to the island, which he insists is rightfully his.
  After a restless sleep, Cole awakens with a start at dawn.
  However, many uninvited guests are also awakening from their sleep.
  Edna sleeps very little and awakens early on Sunday morning.
  She must have awakened from her sleep to find herself trapped in the casket.
  Squirming in her chair, like an infant awkwardly awakening from a thoughtful sleep, Jane rubbed her makeup-less eyes and yawned.
  Synonyms
  wake (up)
  See also: awake
2. 1.2 Rouse (a feeling)
  different images can awaken new emotions within us
  Example sentencesExamples
  This morbid shot awakens some emotion within her and Jiney promptly proclaims this her ideal subject.
  Moreover, if they are opposed, their religious feelings and emotions are awakened.
  This conversation was pointless and only awakened the hollow feeling in the pit of his gut and the sensation of helplessness.
  I would have never thought that a person outside of my family and my circle of close friends could awaken such feelings.
  If you act as if you love him, then the action will awaken the feeling of love.
  Until you awaken this feeling, you should not expect the affirmation to work.
  The noise of a dentist's drill might awaken feelings of apprehension and nervousness.
  No wonder that he can awaken amorous desires even in those who should know better.
  He noticed a phrase that was occasionally repeated throughout the book: Do not arouse or awaken Love until it so desires.
  Sentiments will run deep awakening dormant feelings that were thought to be successfully repressed.
  This awakens Bernard's own feelings of loneliness.
  Just the sound, the constant beating of the rotors frightened me, awakened some primal fear of being hunted, made me want to run, to hide or flee.
  No matter how small the window, the writer must awaken a desire and curiosity in the soul to peep out of it and view the world about us.
  James stumbles across a beautiful fairy-girl, Anastasia, who awakens tender feelings of love that are entirely alien to him.
  It was nature, above all, that stirred his emotions, and it was to scenes of natural beauty that his mother had taken him as a child, so as to awaken his feelings towards the things she loved.
  Step 6: The judgment awakens feelings of joy, anger, indifference, etc.
  Was it books, scientific and poetic, that awakened his feelings?
  It wasn't her fault that she had awakened feelings in him that he hadn't felt in countless years.
  His breath seared her skin, awakening feelings long dormant.
  This discovery has awakened a rage within me and a guilt that my family benefited from a close connection to the big house.
  Synonyms
  arouse, rouse, call/bring into being, draw/call forth, bring out, engender, generate, evoke, trigger, stir up, inspire, stimulate, excite, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off
  revive
  literary enkindle
3. 1.3awaken someone to Make someone aware of (something) for the first time.
  the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid
  Example sentencesExamples
  He contends that ‘public pressure can awaken Congress to an opposition role.’
  Many believe the attacks in the US have finally awakened America to the effects of terrorism and that funds raised for the IRA's political allies in Sinn Fein will plummet.
  Heidegger's work ought to awaken us to what we can and cannot do.
  A glimpse of the silent rage of China's populace has awakened Japan to the need for a comprehensive regional strategy.
  The pain, fear, and confusion they will feel will awaken them to what is real and they will learn how to be of service to real people, in real life situations.
  It can also awaken us to the nastier side of humankind.
  Because it awakens you to the difficulties of the real world.
  By the vigor of its voice his Diary awakens us to the value of daily experience, taken as it comes, trivial or momentous, troubling or enjoyable, all together.
  Birdsong awakens us to the art of nature, birds' variety to nature's skill and imagination.
  And look at what happened to him by the end of his life because those of us who spoke out awakened him to understand that what he's doing is not acceptable.
  Spontaneous action can help awaken us to the possibility of uncertainty, and reveal routine as a construction entirely of our own minds.
  Or have the number of postponements finally awakened us to the fact that it is a bit pointless starting the season knowing that half your games won't even go ahead?
  Barry is pushed deeper and deeper into a hair-tearing abyss, until his sister introduces him to Lena Leonard who, with deceptively simple tenderness in this love story, awakens Barry to his inner strength.
  The call awakens him to the hard political reality of the City under the military occupation.
  She poured every moment of her life in awakening us to this truth.
  The living-wage movement has helped awaken America to the fact that many of its citizens make wages that cannot provide them with even a minimally decent life.
  The presence of homeless youth threatens to spark feelings of empathy in people's hearts, awakening them to the fundamental injustices in the world they inhabit.
  It also, with hindsight, awakens us to how fragile our governments are.
  I believe the idea is that Wheeler is trying to awaken Emily to the pleasures available to her.
  His quest awakens her to the possibility of a life that is more than just a series of promotions and salary renegotiations.

Origin

Old English onwæcnan, from on 'on' + waken.

Rhymes

bacon, betaken, forsaken, Jamaican, mistaken, partaken, shaken, taken, waken

Definition of awaken in US English:

awaken

verbəˈweɪkənəˈwākən

[with object]

1Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
Anna was awakened by the telephone
Example sentencesExamples
- But when they were tested immediately after being awakened from REM sleep, the exact opposite happened.
- The participants completed the sleep log immediately after awakening each morning.
- The telephone starts to ring awakening me from sleep.
- Nightmares are vivid and terrifying nocturnal episodes in which the dreamer is abruptly awakened from sleep.
- If you're awakened during REM sleep, you may recall vivid dreams.
- The couple were awakened from their sleep by the loud explosion.
- He had finally dozed into a fitful sleep only to be awakened by a horrible dream, his only problem, he couldn't remember it.
- The entire team awoke early, all unable to sleep when they were awakened.
- TV news kept it secret, but homeless children in shelters across the country report being awakened from troubled sleep and alerted by dead relatives.
- Jordan popped right out of her sleep, awakened by his reaction.
- A young buck had been awakened from a long sleep.
- Hypnic headaches begin during sleep, awakening the person - usually at the same time every night.
- Half of the women reported being awakened from sleep with severe sweating.
- Following a cozy soak, they retired to the bedroom, eventually fell to sleep but were awakened by the smell of smoke.
- The patient should be awakened from sleep every two hours and avoid should strenuous activity for at least 24 hours.
- Symptoms that are not typical of OSD include pain at rest, thigh pain, or very severe pain that awakens a child from sleep or makes him cry.
- I simply went back to sleep until I was awakened by the unusual effect of the train moving.
- It could've only been about an hour and a half before I feel asleep, but I slept until I was awakened by the front door opening.
- For the purpose of this paper we will concentrate on the types of dreams that are normally reported when subjects are awakened from REM sleep.
- I looked down and saw him moving around slightly as if he had just been reluctantly awakened from a deep sleep.
Synonyms
wake, wake up, awake, waken, rouse, arouse
1. 1.1no object Stop sleeping.
  he sighed but did not awaken
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aero ran around, trying to wake everyone up, but found that they all seemed deep in sleep, unable to awaken.
  Edna sleeps very little and awakens early on Sunday morning.
  ‘So, sleeping beauty finally awakens,’ he said, walking towards her.
  However, many uninvited guests are also awakening from their sleep.
  Ark shifted his now stiff and painful limbs and began to stretch as if he were awakening from a deep sleep.
  Several hours later, after all the visitors have left, Maureen finally awakens from her deep sleep with a gasp and rises to a sitting position.
  Squirming in her chair, like an infant awkwardly awakening from a thoughtful sleep, Jane rubbed her makeup-less eyes and yawned.
  Hikari had finally managed to awaken from her deep sleep.
  It is well into the night, and Jane awakens from sleep and exits the carriage to meet a woman.
  After a restless sleep, Cole awakens with a start at dawn.
  Soon after, I drifted off to sleep and only awakened just as we were all entering the house again.
  She must have awakened from her sleep to find herself trapped in the casket.
  Once dawn came, she could awaken from an unsatisfying sleep, turn off the light, and feel the kind of physical and mental peace that comes after a fever has broken.
  I slowly awaken from a deep sleep full of strange dreams, and it comes to my sleep-muddled attention that I definitely should not be waking up right now.
  Charge your iPod while you sleep, and awaken to your favorite B sides instead of that obnoxious buzzer.
  Dozing off between stations, I managed to awaken at each stop to repeat the question.
  Terra slowly fell to sleep only to awaken when someone started shaking her.
  Miranda awakens and Prospero summons their slave Caliban, who curses them, remembering their kinder treatment when they first came to the island, which he insists is rightfully his.
  Truth be known, they put me to sleep, and I awakened during the replay, in the middle of the Bashsams' match.
  ‘Pity,’ she groaned before drifting off to sleep, never to awaken again.
  Synonyms
  wake, wake up, awake, waken, stir, come to, come round, bestir oneself, show signs of life, return to the land of the living
2. 1.2 Rouse (a feeling)
  different images can awaken new emotions within us
  Example sentencesExamples
  His breath seared her skin, awakening feelings long dormant.
  No matter how small the window, the writer must awaken a desire and curiosity in the soul to peep out of it and view the world about us.
  This awakens Bernard's own feelings of loneliness.
  Step 6: The judgment awakens feelings of joy, anger, indifference, etc.
  James stumbles across a beautiful fairy-girl, Anastasia, who awakens tender feelings of love that are entirely alien to him.
  No wonder that he can awaken amorous desires even in those who should know better.
  If you act as if you love him, then the action will awaken the feeling of love.
  This discovery has awakened a rage within me and a guilt that my family benefited from a close connection to the big house.
  It was nature, above all, that stirred his emotions, and it was to scenes of natural beauty that his mother had taken him as a child, so as to awaken his feelings towards the things she loved.
  This morbid shot awakens some emotion within her and Jiney promptly proclaims this her ideal subject.
  I would have never thought that a person outside of my family and my circle of close friends could awaken such feelings.
  He noticed a phrase that was occasionally repeated throughout the book: Do not arouse or awaken Love until it so desires.
  Was it books, scientific and poetic, that awakened his feelings?
  Just the sound, the constant beating of the rotors frightened me, awakened some primal fear of being hunted, made me want to run, to hide or flee.
  Moreover, if they are opposed, their religious feelings and emotions are awakened.
  It wasn't her fault that she had awakened feelings in him that he hadn't felt in countless years.
  The noise of a dentist's drill might awaken feelings of apprehension and nervousness.
  Until you awaken this feeling, you should not expect the affirmation to work.
  Sentiments will run deep awakening dormant feelings that were thought to be successfully repressed.
  This conversation was pointless and only awakened the hollow feeling in the pit of his gut and the sensation of helplessness.
  Synonyms
  arouse, rouse, bring into being, call into being, call forth, draw forth, bring out, engender, generate, evoke, trigger, stir up, inspire, stimulate, excite, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off
3. 1.3awaken someone to Make someone aware of (something) for the first time.
  the movie helped to awaken the public to the horrors of apartheid
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the vigor of its voice his Diary awakens us to the value of daily experience, taken as it comes, trivial or momentous, troubling or enjoyable, all together.
  She poured every moment of her life in awakening us to this truth.
  The living-wage movement has helped awaken America to the fact that many of its citizens make wages that cannot provide them with even a minimally decent life.
  Spontaneous action can help awaken us to the possibility of uncertainty, and reveal routine as a construction entirely of our own minds.
  Birdsong awakens us to the art of nature, birds' variety to nature's skill and imagination.
  Or have the number of postponements finally awakened us to the fact that it is a bit pointless starting the season knowing that half your games won't even go ahead?
  And look at what happened to him by the end of his life because those of us who spoke out awakened him to understand that what he's doing is not acceptable.
  The call awakens him to the hard political reality of the City under the military occupation.
  Many believe the attacks in the US have finally awakened America to the effects of terrorism and that funds raised for the IRA's political allies in Sinn Fein will plummet.
  His quest awakens her to the possibility of a life that is more than just a series of promotions and salary renegotiations.
  It also, with hindsight, awakens us to how fragile our governments are.
  I believe the idea is that Wheeler is trying to awaken Emily to the pleasures available to her.
  Because it awakens you to the difficulties of the real world.
  Barry is pushed deeper and deeper into a hair-tearing abyss, until his sister introduces him to Lena Leonard who, with deceptively simple tenderness in this love story, awakens Barry to his inner strength.
  The presence of homeless youth threatens to spark feelings of empathy in people's hearts, awakening them to the fundamental injustices in the world they inhabit.
  It can also awaken us to the nastier side of humankind.
  The pain, fear, and confusion they will feel will awaken them to what is real and they will learn how to be of service to real people, in real life situations.
  A glimpse of the silent rage of China's populace has awakened Japan to the need for a comprehensive regional strategy.
  Heidegger's work ought to awaken us to what we can and cannot do.
  He contends that ‘public pressure can awaken Congress to an opposition role.’

Origin

Old English onwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.

单词	awaken
释义	Definition of awaken in English: awaken verb əˈweɪk(ə)nəˈweɪkən [with object] 1Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping. Anna was awakened by the telephone Example sentencesExamples For the purpose of this paper we will concentrate on the types of dreams that are normally reported when subjects are awakened from REM sleep. The patient should be awakened from sleep every two hours and avoid should strenuous activity for at least 24 hours. The couple were awakened from their sleep by the loud explosion. Hypnic headaches begin during sleep, awakening the person - usually at the same time every night. I looked down and saw him moving around slightly as if he had just been reluctantly awakened from a deep sleep. TV news kept it secret, but homeless children in shelters across the country report being awakened from troubled sleep and alerted by dead relatives. The entire team awoke early, all unable to sleep when they were awakened. Symptoms that are not typical of OSD include pain at rest, thigh pain, or very severe pain that awakens a child from sleep or makes him cry. But when they were tested immediately after being awakened from REM sleep, the exact opposite happened. Jordan popped right out of her sleep, awakened by his reaction. If you're awakened during REM sleep, you may recall vivid dreams. The telephone starts to ring awakening me from sleep. Nightmares are vivid and terrifying nocturnal episodes in which the dreamer is abruptly awakened from sleep. Half of the women reported being awakened from sleep with severe sweating. I simply went back to sleep until I was awakened by the unusual effect of the train moving. Following a cozy soak, they retired to the bedroom, eventually fell to sleep but were awakened by the smell of smoke. A young buck had been awakened from a long sleep. The participants completed the sleep log immediately after awakening each morning. It could've only been about an hour and a half before I feel asleep, but I slept until I was awakened by the front door opening. He had finally dozed into a fitful sleep only to be awakened by a horrible dream, his only problem, he couldn't remember it. Synonyms wake, wake up, awake, waken, rouse, arouse 1.1no object Stop sleeping. he sighed but did not awaken Example sentencesExamples Truth be known, they put me to sleep, and I awakened during the replay, in the middle of the Bashsams' match. Terra slowly fell to sleep only to awaken when someone started shaking her. It is well into the night, and Jane awakens from sleep and exits the carriage to meet a woman. Aero ran around, trying to wake everyone up, but found that they all seemed deep in sleep, unable to awaken. Ark shifted his now stiff and painful limbs and began to stretch as if he were awakening from a deep sleep. Hikari had finally managed to awaken from her deep sleep. Dozing off between stations, I managed to awaken at each stop to repeat the question. I slowly awaken from a deep sleep full of strange dreams, and it comes to my sleep-muddled attention that I definitely should not be waking up right now. Several hours later, after all the visitors have left, Maureen finally awakens from her deep sleep with a gasp and rises to a sitting position. ‘So, sleeping beauty finally awakens,’ he said, walking towards her. Once dawn came, she could awaken from an unsatisfying sleep, turn off the light, and feel the kind of physical and mental peace that comes after a fever has broken. Soon after, I drifted off to sleep and only awakened just as we were all entering the house again. Charge your iPod while you sleep, and awaken to your favorite B sides instead of that obnoxious buzzer. ‘Pity,’ she groaned before drifting off to sleep, never to awaken again. Miranda awakens and Prospero summons their slave Caliban, who curses them, remembering their kinder treatment when they first came to the island, which he insists is rightfully his. After a restless sleep, Cole awakens with a start at dawn. However, many uninvited guests are also awakening from their sleep. Edna sleeps very little and awakens early on Sunday morning. She must have awakened from her sleep to find herself trapped in the casket. Squirming in her chair, like an infant awkwardly awakening from a thoughtful sleep, Jane rubbed her makeup-less eyes and yawned. Synonyms wake (up) See also: awake 1.2 Rouse (a feeling) different images can awaken new emotions within us Example sentencesExamples This morbid shot awakens some emotion within her and Jiney promptly proclaims this her ideal subject. Moreover, if they are opposed, their religious feelings and emotions are awakened. This conversation was pointless and only awakened the hollow feeling in the pit of his gut and the sensation of helplessness. I would have never thought that a person outside of my family and my circle of close friends could awaken such feelings. If you act as if you love him, then the action will awaken the feeling of love. Until you awaken this feeling, you should not expect the affirmation to work. The noise of a dentist's drill might awaken feelings of apprehension and nervousness. No wonder that he can awaken amorous desires even in those who should know better. He noticed a phrase that was occasionally repeated throughout the book: Do not arouse or awaken Love until it so desires. Sentiments will run deep awakening dormant feelings that were thought to be successfully repressed. This awakens Bernard's own feelings of loneliness. Just the sound, the constant beating of the rotors frightened me, awakened some primal fear of being hunted, made me want to run, to hide or flee. No matter how small the window, the writer must awaken a desire and curiosity in the soul to peep out of it and view the world about us. James stumbles across a beautiful fairy-girl, Anastasia, who awakens tender feelings of love that are entirely alien to him. It was nature, above all, that stirred his emotions, and it was to scenes of natural beauty that his mother had taken him as a child, so as to awaken his feelings towards the things she loved. Step 6: The judgment awakens feelings of joy, anger, indifference, etc. Was it books, scientific and poetic, that awakened his feelings? It wasn't her fault that she had awakened feelings in him that he hadn't felt in countless years. His breath seared her skin, awakening feelings long dormant. This discovery has awakened a rage within me and a guilt that my family benefited from a close connection to the big house. Synonyms arouse, rouse, call/bring into being, draw/call forth, bring out, engender, generate, evoke, trigger, stir up, inspire, stimulate, excite, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off revive literary enkindle 1.3awaken someone to Make someone aware of (something) for the first time. the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid Example sentencesExamples He contends that ‘public pressure can awaken Congress to an opposition role.’ Many believe the attacks in the US have finally awakened America to the effects of terrorism and that funds raised for the IRA's political allies in Sinn Fein will plummet. Heidegger's work ought to awaken us to what we can and cannot do. A glimpse of the silent rage of China's populace has awakened Japan to the need for a comprehensive regional strategy. The pain, fear, and confusion they will feel will awaken them to what is real and they will learn how to be of service to real people, in real life situations. It can also awaken us to the nastier side of humankind. Because it awakens you to the difficulties of the real world. By the vigor of its voice his Diary awakens us to the value of daily experience, taken as it comes, trivial or momentous, troubling or enjoyable, all together. Birdsong awakens us to the art of nature, birds' variety to nature's skill and imagination. And look at what happened to him by the end of his life because those of us who spoke out awakened him to understand that what he's doing is not acceptable. Spontaneous action can help awaken us to the possibility of uncertainty, and reveal routine as a construction entirely of our own minds. Or have the number of postponements finally awakened us to the fact that it is a bit pointless starting the season knowing that half your games won't even go ahead? Barry is pushed deeper and deeper into a hair-tearing abyss, until his sister introduces him to Lena Leonard who, with deceptively simple tenderness in this love story, awakens Barry to his inner strength. The call awakens him to the hard political reality of the City under the military occupation. She poured every moment of her life in awakening us to this truth. The living-wage movement has helped awaken America to the fact that many of its citizens make wages that cannot provide them with even a minimally decent life. The presence of homeless youth threatens to spark feelings of empathy in people's hearts, awakening them to the fundamental injustices in the world they inhabit. It also, with hindsight, awakens us to how fragile our governments are. I believe the idea is that Wheeler is trying to awaken Emily to the pleasures available to her. His quest awakens her to the possibility of a life that is more than just a series of promotions and salary renegotiations. Origin Old English onwæcnan, from on 'on' + waken. Rhymes bacon, betaken, forsaken, Jamaican, mistaken, partaken, shaken, taken, waken Definition of awaken in US English: awaken verbəˈweɪkənəˈwākən [with object] 1Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping. Anna was awakened by the telephone Example sentencesExamples But when they were tested immediately after being awakened from REM sleep, the exact opposite happened. The participants completed the sleep log immediately after awakening each morning. The telephone starts to ring awakening me from sleep. Nightmares are vivid and terrifying nocturnal episodes in which the dreamer is abruptly awakened from sleep. If you're awakened during REM sleep, you may recall vivid dreams. The couple were awakened from their sleep by the loud explosion. He had finally dozed into a fitful sleep only to be awakened by a horrible dream, his only problem, he couldn't remember it. The entire team awoke early, all unable to sleep when they were awakened. TV news kept it secret, but homeless children in shelters across the country report being awakened from troubled sleep and alerted by dead relatives. Jordan popped right out of her sleep, awakened by his reaction. A young buck had been awakened from a long sleep. Hypnic headaches begin during sleep, awakening the person - usually at the same time every night. Half of the women reported being awakened from sleep with severe sweating. Following a cozy soak, they retired to the bedroom, eventually fell to sleep but were awakened by the smell of smoke. The patient should be awakened from sleep every two hours and avoid should strenuous activity for at least 24 hours. Symptoms that are not typical of OSD include pain at rest, thigh pain, or very severe pain that awakens a child from sleep or makes him cry. I simply went back to sleep until I was awakened by the unusual effect of the train moving. It could've only been about an hour and a half before I feel asleep, but I slept until I was awakened by the front door opening. For the purpose of this paper we will concentrate on the types of dreams that are normally reported when subjects are awakened from REM sleep. I looked down and saw him moving around slightly as if he had just been reluctantly awakened from a deep sleep. Synonyms wake, wake up, awake, waken, rouse, arouse 1.1no object Stop sleeping. he sighed but did not awaken Example sentencesExamples Aero ran around, trying to wake everyone up, but found that they all seemed deep in sleep, unable to awaken. Edna sleeps very little and awakens early on Sunday morning. ‘So, sleeping beauty finally awakens,’ he said, walking towards her. However, many uninvited guests are also awakening from their sleep. Ark shifted his now stiff and painful limbs and began to stretch as if he were awakening from a deep sleep. Several hours later, after all the visitors have left, Maureen finally awakens from her deep sleep with a gasp and rises to a sitting position. Squirming in her chair, like an infant awkwardly awakening from a thoughtful sleep, Jane rubbed her makeup-less eyes and yawned. Hikari had finally managed to awaken from her deep sleep. It is well into the night, and Jane awakens from sleep and exits the carriage to meet a woman. After a restless sleep, Cole awakens with a start at dawn. Soon after, I drifted off to sleep and only awakened just as we were all entering the house again. She must have awakened from her sleep to find herself trapped in the casket. Once dawn came, she could awaken from an unsatisfying sleep, turn off the light, and feel the kind of physical and mental peace that comes after a fever has broken. I slowly awaken from a deep sleep full of strange dreams, and it comes to my sleep-muddled attention that I definitely should not be waking up right now. Charge your iPod while you sleep, and awaken to your favorite B sides instead of that obnoxious buzzer. Dozing off between stations, I managed to awaken at each stop to repeat the question. Terra slowly fell to sleep only to awaken when someone started shaking her. Miranda awakens and Prospero summons their slave Caliban, who curses them, remembering their kinder treatment when they first came to the island, which he insists is rightfully his. Truth be known, they put me to sleep, and I awakened during the replay, in the middle of the Bashsams' match. ‘Pity,’ she groaned before drifting off to sleep, never to awaken again. Synonyms wake, wake up, awake, waken, stir, come to, come round, bestir oneself, show signs of life, return to the land of the living 1.2 Rouse (a feeling) different images can awaken new emotions within us Example sentencesExamples His breath seared her skin, awakening feelings long dormant. No matter how small the window, the writer must awaken a desire and curiosity in the soul to peep out of it and view the world about us. This awakens Bernard's own feelings of loneliness. Step 6: The judgment awakens feelings of joy, anger, indifference, etc. James stumbles across a beautiful fairy-girl, Anastasia, who awakens tender feelings of love that are entirely alien to him. No wonder that he can awaken amorous desires even in those who should know better. If you act as if you love him, then the action will awaken the feeling of love. This discovery has awakened a rage within me and a guilt that my family benefited from a close connection to the big house. It was nature, above all, that stirred his emotions, and it was to scenes of natural beauty that his mother had taken him as a child, so as to awaken his feelings towards the things she loved. This morbid shot awakens some emotion within her and Jiney promptly proclaims this her ideal subject. I would have never thought that a person outside of my family and my circle of close friends could awaken such feelings. He noticed a phrase that was occasionally repeated throughout the book: Do not arouse or awaken Love until it so desires. Was it books, scientific and poetic, that awakened his feelings? Just the sound, the constant beating of the rotors frightened me, awakened some primal fear of being hunted, made me want to run, to hide or flee. Moreover, if they are opposed, their religious feelings and emotions are awakened. It wasn't her fault that she had awakened feelings in him that he hadn't felt in countless years. The noise of a dentist's drill might awaken feelings of apprehension and nervousness. Until you awaken this feeling, you should not expect the affirmation to work. Sentiments will run deep awakening dormant feelings that were thought to be successfully repressed. This conversation was pointless and only awakened the hollow feeling in the pit of his gut and the sensation of helplessness. Synonyms arouse, rouse, bring into being, call into being, call forth, draw forth, bring out, engender, generate, evoke, trigger, stir up, inspire, stimulate, excite, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off 1.3awaken someone to Make someone aware of (something) for the first time. the movie helped to awaken the public to the horrors of apartheid Example sentencesExamples By the vigor of its voice his Diary awakens us to the value of daily experience, taken as it comes, trivial or momentous, troubling or enjoyable, all together. She poured every moment of her life in awakening us to this truth. The living-wage movement has helped awaken America to the fact that many of its citizens make wages that cannot provide them with even a minimally decent life. Spontaneous action can help awaken us to the possibility of uncertainty, and reveal routine as a construction entirely of our own minds. Birdsong awakens us to the art of nature, birds' variety to nature's skill and imagination. Or have the number of postponements finally awakened us to the fact that it is a bit pointless starting the season knowing that half your games won't even go ahead? And look at what happened to him by the end of his life because those of us who spoke out awakened him to understand that what he's doing is not acceptable. The call awakens him to the hard political reality of the City under the military occupation. Many believe the attacks in the US have finally awakened America to the effects of terrorism and that funds raised for the IRA's political allies in Sinn Fein will plummet. His quest awakens her to the possibility of a life that is more than just a series of promotions and salary renegotiations. It also, with hindsight, awakens us to how fragile our governments are. I believe the idea is that Wheeler is trying to awaken Emily to the pleasures available to her. Because it awakens you to the difficulties of the real world. Barry is pushed deeper and deeper into a hair-tearing abyss, until his sister introduces him to Lena Leonard who, with deceptively simple tenderness in this love story, awakens Barry to his inner strength. The presence of homeless youth threatens to spark feelings of empathy in people's hearts, awakening them to the fundamental injustices in the world they inhabit. It can also awaken us to the nastier side of humankind. The pain, fear, and confusion they will feel will awaken them to what is real and they will learn how to be of service to real people, in real life situations. A glimpse of the silent rage of China's populace has awakened Japan to the need for a comprehensive regional strategy. Heidegger's work ought to awaken us to what we can and cannot do. He contends that ‘public pressure can awaken Congress to an opposition role.’ Origin Old English onwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.
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