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wake vs stay up

stay up vs wake

wake is a noun but stay up is not a noun.

wake and stay up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wake Yes No Yes No
stay up No No Yes No
As verbs, stay up is a hyponym of wake; that is, stay up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wake:
  • wake: be awake, be alert, be there
  • stay up: not go to bed
Other hyponyms of wake include sit up.
wake (noun) stay up (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
wake (verb) stay up (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there not go to bed
stop sleeping
cause to become awake or conscious
to alert someone to something
arouse or excite feelings and passions
Difference between wake and stay up

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