awaken to
phrasal verbPart ofawaken
awaken to — phrasal verb
1. to begin to understand or notice something important that you had not realised b
1.phrasal verb
Definition
to begin to understand or notice something important that you had not realised before, such as a danger, a truth, or your own feelings.
Example
The town slowly awakened to the danger of building so close to the river.
After visiting the shelter, Daniel awakened to how lucky his own family was.