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BNC: 37239 COCA: 31872

wakeful

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wakeful /ˈweɪkfəl/ adjective
wakeful
/ˈweɪkfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of WAKEFUL
: not sleeping or not able to sleep不眠的;不能入睡的

— wakefulness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 37239 COCA: 31872

wakeful

adjective

wake·​ful ˈwāk-fəl How to pronounce wakeful (audio)
: not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless
wakefully adverb
wakefulness noun

Example Sentences

the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home
Recent Examples on the Web Just below the surface of wakeful awareness, just a minute or two under it, everything is change. Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 Smith found that when people first began to experience tingles, there was a sudden surge in alpha waves, which indicate a state of wakeful rest. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022 Taking time to space out—whether by showering, pulling weeds, or petting a dog—provides an opportunity for what psychologists call wakeful rest. Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2021 And evening types rise as late as possible and remain wakeful well past dark. Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020 Five primate electrophysiologists agreed that, upon 50 Hz stimulation of the central lateral thalamus, anesthetized Wisconsin monkeys become wakeful. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 My wakeful nights have continued, putting me in exhausted sympathy with a yawning number of Americans. Ron CharlesCritic, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019 There’s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV — people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com, 6 June 2019 There’s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV – people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 3 June 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wakeful was in 1546
BNC: 37239 COCA: 31872

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