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What does wake up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word wake up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To awake.
  2. (transitive) To awaken somebody.
  3. (intransitive) To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.
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The Celtic Tiger boom has levelled off and we have to wake up to that reality, he added.
Ducks wake up and quack and swim away as we pass on the narrow walks, little packs of 20 or so ducks.
With the latest outbreak of gun-related violence in Washington, maybe the mass of U.S. citizens will finally wake up and smell the coffee.
And the thing is, just occasionally, you wake up to how bizarre your own life is.
At night she would wake up with nightmares and her shrieks were gut-wrenching.
So, instead of going around with our eyes shut hoping the problem will go away why don't we all wake up to what's going on around us.

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