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to wake up
[phrase form: wake]
01
to no longer be asleep
Intransitive
Example
I remind her to wake up early for her flight tomorrow.
I wake up early every morning to go for a run.
She woke up late and had to rush to catch the bus.
1.1
to cause a person or animal stop being asleep
Transitive: to wake up sb
Example
Do n't forget to wake up your sister for school.
He always wakes his dog up for a morning walk.
My alarm wakes me up at 6:30 AM every weekday.
02
to become aware of something, especially something important, unpleasant, or surprising
Transitive: to wake up sb to sth
Example
The financial struggle woke up the family to the importance of budgeting.
The conversation woke up the employees to the changes in company policy.
The experience woke up a new understanding of life in him.
