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Awake as in to awaken from sleep is an action and therefore a verb.

Awake as in "not sleep" (the noise will keep you awake") is an adjective.

A verb is a word that describes an action (run, walk, etc), a state of being (exist, stand, etc) or occurrence (happen, become, etc).


An adjective is a word that describes a noun (the car is blue / it was a cold day / etc).

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