Wide awake meaning in English
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Definition
I am wide awake (this morning!): I feel very awake, very clear-headed, very energetic (this morning!)
Examples
- "Philip : Yes, I'm wide awake!"
Exercise 1
You just heard most of these 'wake' words. Complete the sentences below using the best term (each term is used once).
wake-up | awake | wide awake | wakey | wake
When I am not sleeping I am . When I drink 10 coffees I am !
I call my mother the 'human alarm': she lives in a different state, but every morning she gives me a call to me up.
Things were better when I was a boy: my mother would gently tap on my bedroom door at 8am and say, 'Wakey, , rise and shine!'.
wake-up | awake | wide awake | wakey | wake
When I am not sleeping I am . When I drink 10 coffees I am !
I call my mother the 'human alarm': she lives in a different state, but every morning she gives me a call to me up.
Things were better when I was a boy: my mother would gently tap on my bedroom door at 8am and say, 'Wakey, , rise and shine!'.
You just heard most of these 'wake' words. Complete the sentences below using the best term (each term is used once).
wake-up | awake | wide awake | wakey | wake
When I am not sleeping I am awake 1. When I drink 10 coffees I am wide awake 2!
I call my mother the 'human alarm': she lives in a different state, but every morning she gives me a wake-up 3 call to wake 4 me up.
Things were better when I was a boy: my mother would gently tap on my bedroom door at 8am and say, 'Wakey, wakey 5, rise and shine!'.
wake-up | awake | wide awake | wakey | wake
When I am not sleeping I am awake 1. When I drink 10 coffees I am wide awake 2!
I call my mother the 'human alarm': she lives in a different state, but every morning she gives me a wake-up 3 call to wake 4 me up.
Things were better when I was a boy: my mother would gently tap on my bedroom door at 8am and say, 'Wakey, wakey 5, rise and shine!'.
1 awake: If you are not sleeping (or asleep), you are awake. Example: If you are reading this, you are probably AWAKE!
2 wide awake: 'Wide awake' is a common idiom that means completely or fully awake. Example: I was WIDE AWAKE at 7am because my neighbor was using an electric drill. In the conversation, the woman at the reception desk asks, 'does that mean that you're awake?'; to which Philip replies, 'Yes, I'm wide awake!' - to emphasize the fact that he is completely awake!
3 wake-up: As we have seen in previous questions, a 'wake-up' or 'wake-up call' is when someone (often hotel reception) purposefully wakes you up (stops you sleeping) at a specified time.
4 wake: 'To wake someone (up)' means to stop someone (who is asleep) from sleeping; literally 'to make them awake'. Note: 'to wake' and 'to awake' are similar terms, but in modern English, 'to wake (up)' is used a lot more. Example: 'I WOKE my friend UP at 7am' is a lot more natural than 'I AWOKE my friend at 7am'. As a general rule, 'to awake' is intransitive. However, although it is possible to say, 'he awoke at 10am', it is more common to say 'he woke up at 10am'.
5 wakey: 'Wakey wakey' is a popular expression used when waking someone up. We often add the 'rise and shine' after it. Apparently, this is a reference to the sun (which rises in the morning and shines!). I love the sun!
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