adj
Meaning 1
Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
wide awake
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adj
Meaning 2
Keyed in or aware of things; not oblivious; woke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Amharic: ንቁ (nəḳu) — awake and very alert
- Chinese Mandarin: 完全清醒 (wánquán qīngxǐng) — awake and very alert
- Danish: lysvågen — awake and very alert
- Dutch: klaarwakker — awake and very alert
- Finnish: täysin hereillä — awake and very alert
- German: hellwach — awake and very alert
- Icelandic: glaðvakandi — awake and very alert
- Irish: lánmhúscailte — awake and very alert
- Latin: pervigil — awake and very alert
- Norwegian Bokmål: lys våken — awake and very alert
- Polish: czujny — awake and very alert
- Polish: uważny — awake and very alert
- Russian: вполне́ очну́вшись от сна (vpolné očnúvšisʹ ot sna) — awake and very alert
- Spanish: completamente despierto — awake and very alert
- Spanish: bien despierto — awake and very alert
- Swedish: klarvaken — awake and very alert