Meaning & use
Awoke
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Past tense of 'awake': stopped sleeping and became conscious.
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She awoke suddenly to the sound of thunder.
He awoke to find the whole city covered in snow.
A note on using this word
Also used figuratively, as in 'a sense of duty awoke within him.'
Words with a similar meaning
woke uproused
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Words with an opposite meaning
fell asleep
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