wake up — stop sleeping
phrasal verbB1IELTS 4+neutralcore
To stop sleeping and become awake.
Say it like a native
Textbook I awaken at six o'clock each morning.
Native I wake up at six every morning.
'Wake up' is the everyday verb; 'awaken' is literary.
Pattern: wake up (intransitive); wake (someone) up (transitive)
In use
- I usually wake up at six in the morning.daily life
- In my country, most people wake up early during the week because they have to go to work or school.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I woke up me early.
✓ I woke up early.
Intransitive here — don't add 'me' (rousing someone else is 'wake him up').
Common collocations
wake up + time— early, at six, in the night, refreshed
Don't confuse it
'Wake up' is about becoming conscious; 'get up' is about leaving your bed.
Related
- wake up (make someone aware) — Another meaning of 'wake up' is 'make someone aware'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.