verb
- past participle of awake; having been roused from sleep
- having become aware of or alert to something
Usage: past participle form
Usage: figurative use
Examples
- She had awoken early that morning.
- The children were awoken by the thunderstorm.
- He felt refreshed after being awoken from his nap.
- The community had awoken to the environmental crisis.
- Once awoken to the truth, she couldn’t ignore it.
- The noise had awoken the entire household.
- They were awoken to new possibilities.