waken

[ wey-kuhn ]

/ ˈweɪ kən /

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verb (used with object)

to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.

to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest.

verb (used without object)

to wake, or become awake; awaken.

Origin of waken

before 900; Middle English waknen,Old English wæcnan; cognate with Old Norse vakna; akin to wake¹; see -en¹

OTHER WORDS FROM waken

wak·en·er, nounre·wak·en, verbun·wak·ened, adjective

Words nearby waken

wakeboarding, Wakefield, wakeful, Wake Island, wakeless, waken, wakening, wakerife, wake-robin, wake-up, wake-up call

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Example sentences from the Web for waken

Even this did not waken him, though he thought he was back at the shack by the tar kiln.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
Some of these preserved within their hearts a generous instinct of maternity, which Julienne easily managed to waken.
Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo|Louis Guimbaud
She rose erectly and tried to waken, but encountered a mighty resistance.
Professor Huskins|Lettie M. Cummings
Rabelais was also a professional brother, who, equally with Smollet, attempted to waken up the profession by his satires.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino

It is all like a curious dream from which we waken at Escuintla to take our eleven o'clock breakfast.
Under the Southern Cross|Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for waken

waken

/ (ˈweɪkən) /

verb

to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state

Derived forms of waken

wakener, noun

undefined waken

See wake 1

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单词	waken
释义	waken [ wey-kuhn ] / ˈweɪ kən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waken ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken. to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest. verb (used without object) to wake, or become awake; awaken. Origin of waken before 900; Middle English waknen,Old English wæcnan; cognate with Old Norse vakna; akin to wake¹; see -en¹ OTHER WORDS FROM waken wak·en·er, nounre·wak·en, verbun·wak·ened, adjective Words nearby waken wakeboarding, Wakefield, wakeful, Wake Island, wakeless, waken, wakening, wakerife, wake-robin, wake-up, wake-up call Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waken Even this did not waken him, though he thought he was back at the shack by the tar kiln. Ralph Granger's Fortunes\|William Perry Brown Some of these preserved within their hearts a generous instinct of maternity, which Julienne easily managed to waken. Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo\|Louis Guimbaud She rose erectly and tried to waken, but encountered a mighty resistance. Professor Huskins\|Lettie M. Cummings Rabelais was also a professional brother, who, equally with Smollet, attempted to waken up the profession by his satires. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present\|Peter Charles Remondino It is all like a curious dream from which we waken at Escuintla to take our eleven o'clock breakfast. Under the Southern Cross\|Elizabeth Robins British Dictionary definitions for waken waken / (ˈweɪkən) / verb to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state Derived forms of waken wakener, noun undefined waken See wake 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waken rouse, nudge, prod, stretch, shake, rise, arouse, awake, arise, call, awaken, stir, bestir, get up, rise and shine, turn out, bring to life, come to, roll out, wake up
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waken

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of waken

OTHER WORDS FROM waken

Words nearby waken

Example sentences from the Web for waken

British Dictionary definitions for waken

verb

Derived forms of waken

undefined waken

Words related to waken