awake to

awake to

1. To become aware of something. You need to awake to the serious problems plaguing our country.
2. To be roused from one's sleep, due to a noise or other stimulus. This morning, I awoke to the sound of my neighbor's barking dog.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

awake(n) someone to something

to make someone alert to something, such as a problem or a need. We need to awaken the voters to the need for more taxes. They awakened themselves to their callousness and began to treat other people better.
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awake(n) to something

to wake up while experiencing something. Mary awoke to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. I love to awaken to music.
See also: awake
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • awake
  • awoke
  • wake (up) to (something)
  • wake to
  • waken
  • waken to (something)
  • stay up
  • (from) top to toe
  • a whole lot more
  • strung-out shape
References in periodicals archive
You have to be awake to the historical moment and maybe a little crazy to think that this coalition of the unwashed, the raffish, the punks, the anarchists, the dope smokers, the tree sitters, the dumpster divers and the aggressive cyclists might actually constitute the Parousia, what Christians know as the in-breaking of God's kingdom on Earth.
Awake to the historical moment
Staying awake to ring in the New Year is more appealing to Americans residing in urban or suburban communities more so than to those living in rural communities.
Americans Cheering in the New Year; Most will stay awake until midnight to ring in the New Year
The website was set up by the makers of Pro Plus pep pills, who commissioned Awake to devise the formula.
Wake-up call for dozy workers
Designed to push their ability to stay awake to the limit, they will include getting massages and chauffeur driven rides in limos with the heating on full.
WINSOMNIA; Players fight sleep for pounds 100k as host Dermot lasts only 48 hours
Parents Maureen and Neil, of Polmont, Stirlingshire, had to take turns staying awake to make sure the boys didn't die in the night.
Cure for death risk kids
"You've got to be awake to hunt and eat, and there are few things more arousing than food.
Animal Genes Illuminate Human Sleep
Here is our first lesson: stay awake to our sufferings, be they physical, emotional, or spiritual.
The other side of suffering: what can Jesus' passion teach us about our own suffering, and how can we transform suffering into opportunities for spiritual growth?
No long haul flights or coach holidays - no one else travelling would get any sleep as the snoring would keep them awake or the noisy one would have to stay awake and the partner would have to stay awake to nudge the snorer should he fall asleep!
You Say: Sounds pretty awful