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AskAndAnswer Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
wake
Can the word wake be used as a noun to mean:
wake
noun
15.
the state of being awake: between sleep and wake.
found it here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wake?s=t
And how would you use it in a sentence?
Thanks.
wake
noun
15.
the state of being awake: between sleep and wake.
found it here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wake?s=t
And how would you use it in a sentence?
Thanks.
Top answer
I would never use "wake" that way ("between sleep and wake"). It doesn't even sound familiar. " This means that you can't use it in general.
- I would never use "wake" that way ("between sleep and wake").
- It doesn't even sound familiar.
- " This means that you can't use it in general.
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I would never use "wake" that way ("between sleep and wake"). It doesn't even sound familiar. The Shorter Oxford lists it with the comment, "Now only in sleep and wake, sleep or wake, wake and dream." This means that you can't use it in general.
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