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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.
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.
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.
