wake up in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wake up",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "source": "w"
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      "glosses": [
        "You wake up when you stop sleeping and become awake."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "You wake somebody up when you stop them from sleeping and they are awake."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-to wake up.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wake up"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wake up",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You wake up when you stop sleeping and become awake."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You wake somebody up when you stop them from sleeping and they are awake."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-to wake up.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wake up"
}

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"wake up" meaning in English

Phrase