how to pronounce awake

/əˈwɛɪk/

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awake is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of awake in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that was keeping me awake for nights and …”

meaning of awake

Awake means to be conscious of one's surroundings.

awake frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word awake occurs in english on average 14.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.