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to wake up
Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to wake up
  2. 2. to awake
  3. 3. to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.)
  4. 4. to come to one's senses
This verb means to wake up or to awaken, and can be used both literally for waking from sleep and figuratively for becoming aware of something. It carries a slightly more poetic or reflective nuance than simpler words for waking up.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When your internal clock is in sync, you wake up feeling refreshed.

Sentence 2

That news awakened public interest.

Sentence 3

Deep in the forest, life awakens at the break of dawn.

Sentence 4

The hands of the old clock began to move, and the room slowly came to life.

Sentence 5

Local reports carried testimony from people who said they were woken by the sound of an explosion.