to wake up
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In Canadian and American English English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to become conscious again after sleeping
to learn the hidden or ignored truth about something
EXAMPLES
(definition 1) “I wake up at 6:30 in the morning every day for work.”
(definition 2) “For over 100 years Indigenous people had been trying to tell Canadian society about the horrific truth about residential schools. Unfortunately, it was not until 2021 that the majority of Canada finally woke up and believed the Indigenous peoples about their experiences with the abusive system.”
When do you normally wake up during the week? Does it change on the weekend? Have you ever woken up to something that you previously did not realize was true? Practice using this phrasal verb by letting me know in the comments below.
