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awake

adjective/dɨʃpɛrtu/medium

des·per·to

Definition

Not sleeping; awake. Figuratively: intelligent, perceptive, attentive.
The baby was completely awake at five in the morning.
He is a very bright student for his age, he understands everything very quickly.
Common collocations
to be awakeawake mindto stay awakeawake senses

Etymology

Do latim 'dispertus', particípio passado de 'dispergere' ('espalhar'), com influência semântica de 'experrectus' ('acordado').

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