Awake from Meaning in English

expression

US

əˈweɪk/ /ˈfɹəm

uh-WAYK frum

UK

ɐwˈeɪk/ /fɹˈɒm

uh-WAYK FROM

Definition

To stop sleeping and become conscious after being in a sleep or inactive state; can also mean to become aware or realize something after not noticing it before.

Usage & Nuances

Mostly formal or literary; commonly used with 'sleep', 'a dream', 'trance', or figuratively ('awake from a lie', 'awake from ignorance'). Avoid as a verb substitute for 'wake up' in everyday conversation.

• Spanish: despertar de - salir de (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): acordar de - despertar de (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): acordar de - despertar de (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 从...醒来 - 从...觉醒（比喻）
• Chinese (Traditional): 從...醒來 - 從...覺醒（比喻）
• Hindi: से जागना - से चेतना (रूपक)
• Arabic: يستيقظ من - يفيق من (مجازي)
• Bengali: থেকে জাগা - থেকে সজাগ হওয়া (রূপক)
• Russian: проснуться от - выйти из (переносное)
• Japanese: 〜から目覚める - 〜から覚醒する（比喩）
• Vietnamese: tỉnh dậy từ - tỉnh ngộ khỏi (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: ~에서 깨어나다 - ~에서 벗어나다 (비유적)
• Turkish: -den uyanmak - -den sıyrılmak (mecazi)
• Urdu: سے جاگنا - سے بیدار ہونا (استعاراتی)
• Indonesian: terbangun dari - sadar dari (kiasan)

Example Sentences

He tried to awake from his nightmare.

basic

She could not awake from her deep sleep.

basic

It is hard to awake from a beautiful dream.

basic

Sometimes it takes a real shock to awake from denial.

natural

He finally managed to awake from years of bad habits.

natural

People are starting to awake from their complacency about climate change.

natural