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Definition wake up in American English

wake up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to start to feel more lively, or to make someone feel more lively

Example

Another cup of coffee will wake me up.

Synonyms and related words
gussy up wake up enliven
2

to start to pay more attention to something, or to make people pay more attention to something

Example

It takes a serious crisis to wake people up.

Synonyms and related words
deal in wake up have something on the brain
4

used for telling someone that they need to pay attention to what is happening in a situation they are in, usually a situation that is not good

Synonyms and related words
right okay then hello
Definition wake up in American English