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22 juin 2017 · Senior Member. Lebanese. Jun 22, 2017. #1. She stirred awake a little after noon and sat up, blinking in the sunlight, an old woman of a hundred and eight. She had slept wrong on her back and it was a pure misery to her. Source: The Stand by Stephen King. Context: They call her Mother Abaigail.
22 avr. 2010 · England (aged 79) UK English. Sep 22, 2016. #10. You seem to be right about it being a literary expression. For examples, one can enter "startled awake" in Google Books. I would agree that he was startled awake sounds better (at least in BE). The OED gives some examples of startle as an intransitive verb, but I have never come across this use.
18 juin 2012 · Jun 25, 2013. #4. Egmont said: The verb "awake" has two past participle forms. I've been reading a lot of Edwardian (1900-20 approx) fiction recently and have been surprised to find that the past participle of awake was formerly awoke ("I have awoke"). I've come across it numerous times so it's definitely not a mistake.
5 août 2013 · English - Canada. Aug 5, 2013. #1. Bonjour ! Context: A wants to call B but it is not sure if B is still awake, it is very late. A sends an email to B to check before calling. English: Are you still awake?
18 avr. 2016 · It was late at night, but Kevin lay awake in bed. He could not sleep because he was very scared. The problem is that most English speakers don't understand how to use "to lie (down)" and "to lay." This is one of the most common errors that native speakers make. Your sentence is completely correct, but many Americans would say "Kevin laid awake ...
16 janv. 2014 · With "to", the person waking up *happens to wake up to find a blue sky above him.*. You can also say, He woke up to great hunger. (Hunger might have played a role in waking him up.) He woke up to the sound of the baby crying. (The baby crying might have ...) He woke up to a feeling of peace.
15 avr. 2021 · Brittany, NW France. English (Midlands UK) Apr 15, 2021. #2. Sleepy is the opposite of alert. Asleep is the opposite of awake.
9 déc. 2010 · Dec 9, 2010. #2. The first two imply that you got yourself up. Usage varies on these words. Some people find one form odd, others find another form odd. As far as I know, they are both acceptable. The second two state that someone else woke you up/awakened you. For me, they would be "I have already been awakened" and "I have already been woken up".
30 sept. 2019 · Member. Hi. Is it acceptable to use "wake (sb)" instead of "wake (sb) up" - are they interchangeable? I provide the following context as an example: Person A is in the living room, trying to be quiet but eventually making some noise, and Person B, who was (apparently) sleeping in another room, walked into the living room. A: "Oh, I'm sorry.
8 mai 2012 · May 8, 2012. #2. Your friend probably meant that although he was "up" (no longer in bed), he did not feel fully awake. It sometimes takes a while before our brains and/or body start (s) to function properly after sleep, and that is what I think of as being up, but not awake. M.
