awaken
verb /əˈweɪkən/
/əˈweɪkən/
(formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they awaken | /əˈweɪkən/ /əˈweɪkən/ |
| he / she / it awakens | /əˈweɪkənz/ /əˈweɪkənz/ |
| past simple awakened | /əˈweɪkənd/ /əˈweɪkənd/ |
| past participle awakened | /əˈweɪkənd/ /əˈweɪkənd/ |
| -ing form awakening | /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/ /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive, often passive] to wake up; to make somebody wake up
- awaken (somebody) (from/to something) She awakened to the sound of birds singing.
- awaken to do something We awakened to find the others gone.
- be awakened He was awakened at dawn by the sound of crying.
Which Word? awake / awaken / wake up / wakenawake / awaken / wake up / waken- Wake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping: What time do you usually wake up? or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep: The children woke me up.I was woken (up) by the telephone.
- The verb awake is usually only used in writing and in the past tense awoke: She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine. Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature: The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.
- Awake is also an adjective: I was awake half the night worrying.Is the baby awake yet? Waking is not used in this way.
Extra Examples- She was just awakening from sleep.
- He was rudely awakened by the sound of drilling.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- early
- late
- abruptly
- …
- from
- be rudely awakened
- [intransitive, transitive] awaken (something) if an emotion awakens or something awakens an emotion, you start to feel that emotion
- The dream awakened terrible memories.
Extra Examples- Different images can awaken new emotions within us.
- By this point, her curiosity was well and truly awakened.
Word OriginOld English onwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.