wake up

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Verb

wake up

1. (intransitive) To awake.
   • 1967, John Lennon/Paul McCartney, "A Day in the Life":

     "Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head"

2. (transitive) To awaken somebody.

   Wake your brother up; it's time for school.

3. (intransitive) To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.

   Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet.

   That's the third time you've made the same mistake. Wake up!

Translations

• French: réveiller
• German: aufwachen, erwachen, wach werden
• Italian: svegliarsi
• Portuguese: acordar, despertar
• Russian: просыпа́ться
• Spanish: despertarse, recordar

Translations

• French: réveiller
• German: aufwecken, wecken, wach machen
• Portuguese: acordar, despertar
• Russian: буди́ть
• Spanish: despertar

Translations

• German: aufwachen, wach werden, sich bewusst werden
• Portuguese: despertar
• Spanish: despertar, espabilar

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