Collocations for awake - adj.
VERBS
be, lie
At night, he lay awake beside her.
At night, he lay awake beside her.
come, jerk
Claudia came awake slowly. | Stephen jerked awake from a nightmare.
Claudia came awake slowly. | Stephen jerked awake from a nightmare.
keep, remain, stay
He was struggling to stay awake.
He was struggling to stay awake.
jerk sb, jolt sb, nudge sb, shake sb
A few hours later Benjamin shook me awake.
A few hours later Benjamin shook me awake.
keep sb
The noise had kept her awake.
The noise had kept her awake.
ADV.
fully, wide
By now, the baby was wide awake.
By now, the baby was wide awake.
hardly, only half
It was very early and I was only half awake.
It was very early and I was only half awake.
still
The children were still awake when we went out.
The children were still awake when we went out.