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wake¹ Definition

wake (wāk)

intransitive verb woke, waked, waked, wok′en, wak′·ing

  1. to come out of sleep or a state like or suggestive of sleep, as a stupor or trance; awake: often with up
  2. to be or stay awake
  3. to become active or animated after inactivity or dormancy: often with up
  4. to become alert (to a realization, possibility, etc.)
  5. wakedChiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil; esp., to hold a wake over a corpse

Etymology: ME wakien < OE wacian, to be awake & wacan, to arise, akin to Ger wachen < IE base *weĝ-, to be active > L vegere, to arouse, be active, Sans vāja-, strength, speed

transitive verb

  1. to cause to wake from or as from sleep: often with up
  2. to arouse, excite, or stir up (passions, etc.) or evoke (a sound, echo, etc.)
  3. wakedChiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil over; esp., to hold a wake over (a corpse)

noun

  1. Now Rare the state of being awake
  2. a watch over or viewing of a corpse before burial, formerly often with festivities
  3. Anglican Ch. an annual parish festival, originally held in honor of a patron saint

wake² Definition

wake (wāk)

noun

  1. the track or trail left in the water by a moving ship or boat
  2. the track or course of anything that has gone before or passed by

Etymology: prob. via LowG < ON vök, hole, opening in the ice: for IE base see humor

wake² Idioms

in the wake of

  1. following directly or close behind
  2. following as a consequence

wake Synonyms

wake

n.

  1. A track

    furrow, wash, following wave; see track 2.

  2. A funeral

    watch, deathwatch, vigil, viewing, obsequies, funeral service, last rites; see also funeral 1.

wake Synonyms

wake

v.

  1. To waken another

    call, rouse, bring to life, arouse, awaken, wake up, prod, shake, nudge, break into one's slumber.

  2. To become awake

    get up, awake, be roused, get out of bed, open one's eyes, rise, arise, stir, stretch oneself, tumble out of bed*.

  3. To begin to comprehend

    notice, see, grasp; see understand 1.

wake Usage Examples

Object

  • morning: The lad was then sent to bed, when he woke the next morning the old boy had passed away.
  • consciousness: At the end of the recording you will be gently brought back to full waking consciousness with a combination of suggestion and music.
  • nightmare: I have this waking nightmare of hundreds of little Russians speaking English in a heavy Welsh farmer accent.
  • hour: I wake all hours of the night with fierce leg cramps.

Converse of object

refresh: The others had let Ako and himself sleep so that they would wake refreshed and able to memorize spells for the day ahead.

Preposition: at

midnight: But no such luck. * * * I woke at half past midnight after a horrible nightmare.

Adjective complement

dumb: Kineo Newsletter Don't wake up dumber than you went to bed.

Followed by an intransitive particle

up: Then he woke up with a piercing sting in his heart.

Followed by a transitive particle

up: Next day we woke up a 0500 to get an early start.

Particle object:

morning: He woke up the next morning covered in sweat.

Preposition: in

morning: I woke in the morning with very little pain.

Preposition: of

  • tsunami: Find out how her role changed in the wake of the tsunami.
  • bombing: The charity is increasing its profile around London stations to offer support to commuters in the wake of the recent bombings.
  • collapse: By contrast, Europe is stagnating and burdened with double digit unemployment, and Asia is floundering in the wake of financial collapse.
  • disaster: In the wake of that disaster, some members of the order decided, on their own initiative, to revive the British branch.
  • killing: In the wake of the killing, one Sonny Black Napolitano was made acting boss of the Bonannos.

Preposition: from

  • hibernation: WATERING Contrary to belief tortoises do drink, especially on waking from hibernation, when a warm bath is usually appreciated.
  • coma: In Mondays are Red, Luke wakes from a coma to find that he has developed an extraordinary condition called synaesthesia.
  • sleep: Apparently, this is what I look like on waking from sleep ( no Sleeping Beauty - I never got the good parts!

Preposition: up

call: Maybe these pics will be a wake up call for Jess.

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