wakeful

Everyday

1. Not able to sleep, or awake when you would normally sleep. tree →
2. Watchful and alert. tree →

In the lessons

Used mostly in stories and formal writing: «a wakeful night» means a night with little sleep. In health lessons, screens before bed can make children wakeful.

Examples

• The storm gave us a wakeful night. tree →
• The baby was wakeful and cried until morning. tree →
• Fizzy drinks before bed can make you wakeful. tree →
• A wakeful guard watched the gate. tree →
• She lay wakeful, thinking about the trip. tree →
• The puppy was wakeful on its first night at home. tree →
• The nobleman felt that he must taste of these apples or die; but the wakeful huntsman rushed up and cut down the apple-tree, whereupon apples and apple-tree turned to ashes. tree →

Note

Fairly formal or bookish; everyday: «awake», «couldn't sleep». Noun: wakefulness. Opposite: sleepy, drowsy.