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wide awake

adj

Definitions

  1. Awake and very alert

    Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.

    • "They are almost awake, not quite," said Lucy. She knew she herself was wide awake, wider than anyone usually is.
    • Why is marking a book indispensable to reading it? First, it keeps you awake—not merely conscious, but wide awake.
    • I woke with a start. With the blackout curtains closed I didn't know what time it was. I looked at my watch. It said four o'clock. I had been asleep for only two hours, but I was wide awake.

  2. Keyed in or aware of things

    Keyed in or aware of things; not oblivious; woke.

    • LF 37, F 33, working class backgrounds, left-ish politics, seek wide-awake F 30+ to share friendly, indep apt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA