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VocabJLPT N3

to wake up

Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to wake
2. to wake up
3. to become sober
4. to come to one's senses

This verb means "to wake up" from sleep, or "to become sober" after being drunk, or "to come back to one's senses" after being emotionally absorbed in something. It describes the state of returning from an altered or unconscious condition back to normal awareness. It is different from the verb meaning "to get up or rise" from a lying position.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Reading through those documents really woke my brain up.

Sentence 2

The smell of coffee on the desk kind of woke me up, I think.

Sentence 3

Seeing that scenery, I felt like I'd woken from a dream.

Sentence 4

That moment when you wake up from a dream is a little sad, isn't it?

Sentence 5

I woke up earlier than planned, so I went for a walk.