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Awake vs Operating - What's the difference?

awake | operating |

As adjectives the difference between awake and operating

is that awake is not asleep; conscious while operating is in operation.

As verbs the difference between awake and operating

is that awake is (label) to become conscious after having slept while operating is .

awake

English

Adjective

(en-adj) (predicative only)
  • Not asleep; conscious.
  • (by extension) Alert, aware.

    • Synonyms

    * (conscious) conscious, lucid, wide awake

    Antonyms

    * (conscious) asleep, unconscious

    Verb

  • (label) To become conscious after having slept.
  • * (1904-1989):
  • *:Each morning when I awake , I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali.
  • (label) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
  • *:
  • *:Thenne she called the heremyte syre Vlfyn I am a gentylwoman that wold speke with the knyght whiche is with yow / Thenne the good man awaked Galahad / & badde hym aryse and speke with a gentylwoman that semeth hath grete nede of yow / Thenne Galahad wente to her & asked her what she wold
  • (label) to excite or to stir up something latent.
  • To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
  • To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
  • *(Edward Augustus Freeman) (1823-1892)
  • *:The national spirit again awoke .
  • *(Bible), xv. 34
  • *:Awake to righteousness, and sin not.

    • Synonyms

    * (to gain consciousness) awaken, wake up,

    Antonyms

    * (to gain consciousness) fall asleep

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * awake to * awaken * wake * wake up

    References

    * * * * * English irregular verbs

    operating

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • in operation
  • that operates
  • involved in an operation

    • Derived terms

    *operating room *operating system

    Verb

    (head)