How to Pronounce "wide awake"
expression
ˈwaɪd/ /əˈweɪk
WIDE-uh-WAYK
wˈaɪd/ /ɐwˈeɪk
WIDE-uh-WAYK
Definition
Very alert and not sleepy at all; fully awake.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwaɪd/ /əˈweɪk
British English
wˈaɪd/ /ɐwˈeɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WIDE-uh-WAYK
UK
WIDE-uh-WAYK
Listen in Context
I am wide awake and ready to start the day.
After drinking coffee, he was wide awake.
The noise made her wide awake all night.
I went to bed early, but I was still wide awake at midnight.