wake up

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
  2. (transitive) To awaken somebody.
  3. (intransitive) To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/
Etymology

From wake + up.

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