lie awake

/laɪ əˌweɪk/
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Other forms: lying awake; lain awake; lies awake

Definitions of lie awake
  1. verb
    lie without sleeping
    “She was so worried, she lay awake all night long”
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    type of:
    lie
    be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
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