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wak·en
(wā′kən)v. wak·ened, wak·en·ing, wak·ens
v.tr.
1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me.
2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir.
3. To cause to be aware; alert or enlighten: The news wakened the king to his advisers' treachery.
v.intr.
1. To become awake; wake up: I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow. See Usage Note at wake1.
2. To become aware: wakened to the truth.
wak′en·er n.
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waken
(ˈweɪkən)vb
(Physiology) to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state
ˈwakener n
Usage: See at wake1
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wak•en
(ˈweɪ kən)v.t.
1. to rouse from sleep; wake.
2. to stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest.
v.i. 3. to awake; awaken; wake.
[before 900; Middle English waknen, Old English wæcnan, c. Old Norse vakna; akin to wake1; see -en1]
wak′en•er, n.
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waken
Past participle: wakened
Gerund: wakening
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Verb | 1. | waken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
2. | waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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waken
verb
1. awaken, wake, stir, wake up, stimulate, revive, awake, arouse, activate, animate, rouse, enliven, galvanize Have a cup of coffee to waken you.
2. wake up, come to, get up, awake, awaken, be roused, come awake I dozed off and I only wakened when she came in.
wake up fall asleep, go to sleep, sleep, nap, doze, slumber, snooze (informal), repose, lie dormant, be inactive
wake up fall asleep, go to sleep, sleep, nap, doze, slumber, snooze (informal), repose, lie dormant, be inactive
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waken
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Translations
يوقِظ
vækkevågne
vakna, vekja
uyan mak
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waken
[ˈweɪkən] vt [+ baby, person] → réveiller
vi → se réveillerwake-up call [ˈweɪkʌp] n
(= telephone call) → réveil m par téléphone
For a wake-up call, dial 7 → Pour le réveil par téléphone, composez le 7.
Would you like a wake-up call?
BUT Vous voulez qu'on vous réveille par téléphone?.
For a wake-up call, dial 7 → Pour le réveil par téléphone, composez le 7.
Would you like a wake-up call?
BUT Vous voulez qu'on vous réveille par téléphone?.
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waken
vt → (auf)wecken
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wake1
(weik) – past tense woke (wouk) (rare) waked: past participle woken (ˈwoukən) , (rare) waked – verb to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep. He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?
ˈwakeful adjective1. not asleep; not able to sleep. a wakeful child.
2. (of a night) in which one gets little sleep. We spent a wakeful night worrying about her.
ˈwakefully adverbˈwakefulness noun
ˈwaken verb
to wake. What time are you going to waken him?; I wakened early.
wake up1. to wake. Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.
2. to become aware of. It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.
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