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was awake

was awake is the simple past of be awake.

Meaning of be awake

Verb

be awake (third-person singular simple present is awake, present participle being awake, simple past was awake, past participle been awake)

  1. To not sleep, to stay awake. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about was awake

What is was awake the simple past of?
Was awake is the simple past of be awake.

Words near was awake in the dictionary

  1. was ages with
  2. was all about
  3. was along
  4. was around
  5. was at the plague
  6. was awake
  7. was bored
  8. was born
  9. was born last week
  10. was cruel to be kind
  11. was done with

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