All phrasal verbs
wake
/weɪk/2 phrasal verbsThe plain verb means to stop sleeping.
Wake up is the everyday one and is separable — “wake me up at seven”. Wake up to is figurative: to finally become aware of a reality you had been ignoring.
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| Phrasal verb | Means | How to remember it |
|---|---|---|
| wake upSeparable | stop sleeping; rouse someone | UP = out of sleep. |
| wake up toInseparable | finally become aware of a reality | TO names the thing you had ignored. |