What does the word awake mean?

Usage examples for awake

  1. Each knew that the other was awake most of the night, but very few words passed between them. – A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter
  2. I am much more inclined to be in bed than up; for I would rather be asleep than awake. – The Vicar of Wrexhill by Mrs [Frances] Trollope
  3. He rubbed his eyes and sat up, wide awake at once. – Servants of the Guns by Jeffery E. Jeffery