Antonyms for awoke


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-wohk
Phonetic Transcription : əˈwoʊk


Definition of awoke

Origin :
  • past tense of awake (v.), from Old English awoc; also see awaken. The tendency has been to restrict the strong past tense (awoke) to the original intransitive sense of awake and the weak inflection (awakened) to the transitive, but this never has been complete.
  • verb become alert or cause to rise from sleep
  • verb become or make aware
Example sentences :
  • She awoke Milza, and desired that the household might be summoned.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • They awoke one morning to find the car on a siding at the One Girl mine.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • When he awoke the cold light of the morning was stealing in.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I awoke this morning to see the bright sunshine flooding my garret.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • When the night was far advanced, Mary awoke with a sudden start.
  • Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • When she awoke, her proposed plan seemed not only quite natural but necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • In the morning Angelique was greatly troubled when she awoke.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • As you may easily imagine, the Old Man of the Sea awoke in a fright.
  • Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • I awoke, however, in consequence of large drops of rain falling on my face.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for awoke

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