awoke
目が覚めた
解説 Definition
awoke は awake（目が覚める）の過去形です。sleep から覚めたことを表し、日常会話では woke もよく使われますが、awoke はやや書き言葉的に響くことがあります。
Awoke is the simple past tense of awake when the verb means to stop sleeping or become conscious. It is often used in narrative or somewhat literary contexts, as in “She awoke to the sound of rain,” while woke is also common in everyday English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
awoke は awake「目が覚める」の不規則な過去形で、awake–awoke–awoken と並べて覚えます。発音は /əˈwoʊk/ で、原形の /əˈweɪk/ から母音が変化します。「日の出前に目覚めた」なら awoke before sunrise。woke も使われますが、awoke はやや文章語的です。
Learn the irregular sequence awake–awoke–awoken. Awoke is the simple past form, and its stressed vowel changes from /eɪ/ in awake to /oʊ/ in awoke; it does not take the regular ending -ed. Attach it to a clear waking scene: “I awoke before sunrise” or “She awoke to the sound of rain.” The pattern “awoke to” often introduces the sound, sight, or situation noticed upon waking. Woke can express the same past meaning in ordinary conversation, while awoke may sound more narrative or literary.
例文
I awoke before sunrise.
私は日の出前に目が覚めました。
She awoke to the sound of rain.
彼女は雨の音で目を覚ましました。
He awoke early and prepared breakfast for everyone.
彼は早く目が覚め、みんなの朝食を用意しました。
awoke の類義語・関連語
awoke の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「āwacian」（目覚める）の過去形awakedから派生。接頭辞a-（強調）+wake（目覚める）の構成で、ゲルマン祖語*wakōnに遡る。関連語にwatch（見張る）、wake（通夜）がある。近年は社会的不正義に「目覚めた」意味で形容詞化した。
Awoke belongs to the historical verb awake, whose ancestry reaches Old English verbs built from a- and a Germanic root meaning “be awake” or “watch.” Its modern past-tense form reflects the same inherited vowel alternation seen in wake and woke, rather than regular formation with -ed. Words such as wake, awake, and watch share the broader ancient association with wakefulness, vigilance, and remaining alert.
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