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wake1
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- pronunciation:
- weIk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- wake up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wakes, waking, woke, waked, woken |
| definition 1: |
to emerge from sleep (often fol. by "up").
I usually wake up at seven o'clock, but today I woke earlier.- synonyms:
- awake, awaken, rouse, waken
- similar words:
- arise, arouse, revive, rise
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| definition 2: |
to be or stay awake.
- antonyms:
- sleep
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| definition 3: |
to become aware or alert.
- synonyms:
- awake, awaken
- similar words:
- arouse, revive, rouse
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| related words: |
warm |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to stop sleeping (often fol. by "up").
The noise outside woke me up this morning.Could you wake me around seven?- synonyms:
- awake, awaken, rouse, waken
- similar words:
- arouse, call, raise
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| definition 2: |
to rouse from a state of dormancy, apathy, or inactivity.
- synonyms:
- arouse, rouse, stimulate, waken
- similar words:
- agitate, animate, awake, awaken, excite, stir
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| definition 3: |
to make aware of (often fol. by "to").
The accident woke him to the importance of safe driving.- synonyms:
- alert, awake, awaken
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| phrase: |
wake up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a vigil; watch.
I'm in trouble because the incident happened during my wake.- similar words:
- lookout, night watch, vigil, watch
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| definition 2: |
a vigil kept over the body of a dead person before burial.
My grandfather's wake was held in our house, and I was amazed at how many came to honor him.- similar words:
- funeral, memorial, vigil
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