awoke

[ uh-wohk ]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of awake.

awoke

/ əˈwəʊk /

verb

1. a past tense or (now rare or dialectal) past participle of awake

Example Sentences

Diaz said he awoke to a baseball bat bashing his head, causing wounds that required 10 stitches to heal.

From Los Angeles Times

I fell asleep contentedly on the drive home but awoke as we pulled into our favorite spot at the Muckenthaler.

From Los Angeles Times

Edinburgh awoke on 19 September 2014 with a blanket of mist soaking the stones of the old city.

From BBC

He awoke “covered in blood” with almost 50 stitches in his head.

From BBC

Police launched a missing persons investigation after Victoria’s parents, Lorinda and Graham Hall, awoke in the morning to discover their daughter had not returned home.

From BBC

Related Words

• awaken
• get up
• rouse
• wake up