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to wake up
[phrase form: wake]
01
to no longer be asleep
Intransitive
Examples
I remind her to wake up early for her flight tomorrow.
1.1
to cause a person or animal stop being asleep
Transitive: to wake up sb
Examples
Do n't forget to wake up your sister for school.
02
to become aware of something, especially something important, unpleasant, or surprising
Transitive: to wake up sb to sth
Examples
The financial struggle woke up the family to the importance of budgeting.
