is Awake a verb?

mcad_mcsd · #1 (**permalink**) 04-Jan-2008, 01:16

hi,

I just wanna ask about this word Awake

as i found it in all dictionaries as an adj. but here in this site i found it as a verb as an irregular verbs

so could you please help me ?

**Anglika** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-Jan-2008, 01:34

Yes, Awake is a verb.

see here: wake 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

**rewboss** · #3 (**permalink**) 04-Jan-2008, 12:40

We usually use "awake" as an adjective, as in: "Are you awake?"

However, it can also be a verb, and means roughly the same as "wake": "He awoke one morning..."

mcad_mcsd · #4 (**permalink**) 04-Jan-2008, 18:59

thanks
really thanks for the answering

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