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Collocations for awake - verb

ADVERB

early, late
She awoke early the next morning.
abruptly (esp. AmE), suddenly
He awoke suddenly in a cold sweat.
slowly

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PREPOSITION

from
I awoke from a deep sleep at six o'clock.

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Collocations for awake - adj.

VERBS

be, lie
At night he lay awake beside her.
come (esp. AmE), jerk
Claudia came awake slowly.
Stephen jerked awake from a nightmare.
keep, remain, stay
He was struggling to stay awake.
jerk sb, jolt sb, nudge sb, shake sb
A few hours later Benjamin shook me awake.
keep sb
The noise had kept her awake.

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ADVERB

fully, wide
By now, the baby was wide awake.
barely, only half
It was very early and I was only half awake.
still
The children were still awake when we went out.

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