AWOKE
What does "AWOKE" mean?
Past tense of 'awake': stopped sleeping or became conscious.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'awake'; ceased sleeping or became conscious. She awoke before dawn to catch the first ferry.
- Past tense of 'awake' in the figurative sense; became roused or stirred. The speech awoke a long-buried sense of purpose in him. figurative
Did you know?
- 'Awoke' is a survivor of English's old 'strong' verb system: like 'broke' and 'spoke', it marks the past by changing its vowel instead of adding '-ed', a pattern inherited from ancient Germanic.
Word origin
Past tense of 'awake', from Old English 'awacan'; 'awoke' is the older 'strong' past form, modeled on verbs like 'spoke' and 'broke', and now competes with regular 'awaked'.
Remember it
AWOKE rhymes with BROKE and SPOKE - all strong verbs that change their vowel for the past tense.
A little poem
He awoke mid-dream-
the river still in his ears,
the bed wholly dry.
haiku
Wordplay
- I dreamed I was a muffler and awoke exhausted.
What it teaches
The moment of waking is the one border we cross daily and never quite remember crossing.
Quick facts
What does AWOKE mean?
Past tense of 'awake': stopped sleeping or became conscious.
Is AWOKE a valid word?
Yes — AWOKE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AWOKE?
AWOKE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AWOKE come from?
Past tense of 'awake', from Old English 'awacan'; 'awoke' is the older 'strong' past form, modeled on verbs like 'spoke' and 'broke', and now competes with regular 'awaked'.
What can AWOKE teach us?
The moment of waking is the one border we cross daily and never quite remember crossing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.