Wake up to meaning
Wake up to is a phrasal verb that means to become aware of a problem, fact, or possibility and begin to understand its importance.
- Past simple
- woke up to
- Past participle
- woken up to
- -ing form
- waking up to
What wake up to means
become awareB2
To become aware of a problem, fact, or possibility and begin to understand its importance
Businesses must wake up to the risks of weak security.
Similar phrasal verbs
With wake: wake up.
With up: pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up, break up.
Common questions
What does wake up to mean?
To become aware of a problem, fact, or possibility and begin to understand its importance.
What is the past tense of wake up to?
Woke up to. The past participle is woken up to.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
