Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wide awake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
wide awake
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.

adj

Keyed in or aware of things; not oblivious; woke.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more wide awake (comparative) most wide awake (superlative) wide-awake (alternative)

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Questions

What does wide awake mean?
Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.

How to pronounce wide awake

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