wake up

== English == === Etymology === From wake + up. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/, [ˌweɪˈkʌp] === Verb === wake up (third-person singular simple present wakes up, present participle waking up, simple past woke up or waked up, past participle woken up or waked up) (intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake. (transitive) To awaken somebody. (intransitive) To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dawn on someone see daylight