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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wake1 /weɪk/USA pronunciation v., waked or woke/woʊk/USA pronunciation waked or wok•en/ˈwoʊkən/USA pronunciation wak•ing, n. v. - to (cause to) become roused from sleep;
awake: [no object; (~ + up)]to wake (up) from a nightmare.[~ + object (+ up)]The noise woke him (up).[~ (+ up) + object]Please wake (up) the children. - to (cause to) become aware of something: [no object]You'd better wake (up) to what they're doing to you.[~ + object (+ up)]The energy crisis woke us (up) to the need for conservation.[~ (+ up) + object]The crisis failed to wake (up) the public.
n. [countable] - (in some religious traditions) a vigil held in the presence of the body of a dead person before burial.
wake2 /weɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Naval Termsthe track of waves left by a moving ship or boat.
- the path or course of something that has passed or gone before:The hurricane left devastation in its wake.
Idioms- Idioms in the wake of:
- Idiomsas a result of:In the wake of the snowstorm the schools closed.
- close behind:Settlers followed in the wake of the pioneers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wake1 (wāk),USA pronunciation v., waked or woke, waked or wok•en, wak•ing, n. v.i. - to become roused from sleep;
awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up). - to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state;
awaken; waken:to wake from one's daydreams. - to become cognizant or aware of something;
awaken; waken:to wake to the true situation. - to be or continue to be awake:Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
- to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.:I will wake until you return.
- to hold a wake over a corpse.
- to keep watch or vigil.
v.t. - to rouse from sleep;
awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up):Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock. - to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often fol. by up):The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
- to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
- to keep watch or vigil over.
n. - a watching, or a watch kept, esp. for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
- a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.
- a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance.
- the state of being awake:between sleep and wake.
- Gmc *wak- be lively; akin to watch, vegetable, vigil
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) in sense "to become awake'' continuing Middle English waken, Old English *wacan (found only in past tense wōc and the compounds onwacan, āwacan to become awake; see awake (verb, verbal)); in sense "to be awake'' continuing Middle English waken, Old English wacian (cognate with Old Frisian wakia, Old Saxon wakōn, Old Norse vaka, Gothic wakan); in sense "to rouse from sleep'' continuing Middle English waken, replacing Middle English wecchen, Old English weccan, probably altered by association with the other senses and with the k of Old Norse vaka; (noun, nominal) Middle English: state of wakefulness, vigil (late Middle English: vigil over a dead body), probably continuing Old English *wacu (found only in nihtwacu night-watch); all ultimately
wak′er, n. - 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arouse.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stimulate, activate, animate, kindle, provoke.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sleep.
wake2 (wāk),USA pronunciation n. - Naval Termsthe track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water:The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- the path or course of anything that has passed or preceded:The tornado left ruin in its wake.
- in the wake of:
- as a result of:An investigation followed in the wake of the scandal.
- succeeding;
following:in the wake of the pioneers.
- Middle Low German, Dutch wake, or Old Norse vǫk hole in the ice
- 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wake /weɪk/ vb (wakes, waking, woke, woken)- (often followed by up) to rouse or become roused from sleep
- (often followed by up) to rouse or become roused from inactivity
- (intr; often followed by to or up to) to become conscious or aware: at last he woke to the situation
- (intransitive) to be or remain awake
- (transitive) to arouse (feelings etc)
n - a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial
- (in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral
- the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches
- a solemn or ceremonial vigil
- (usually plural) an annual holiday in any of various towns in northern England, when the local factory or factories close, usually for a week or two weeks
Etymology: Old English wacian; related to Old Frisian wakia, Old High German wahtēnˈwaker n USAGE Where there is an object and the sense is the literal one wake (up) and waken are the commonest forms: I wakened him; I woke him (up). Both verbs are also commonly used without an object: I woke up. Awake and awaken are preferred to other forms of wake where the sense is a figurative one: he awoke to the danger wake /weɪk/ n - the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water
- the track or path left by anything that has passed: wrecked houses in the wake of the hurricane
Etymology: 16th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse vaka, vök hole cut in ice, Swedish vak, Danish vaage; perhaps related to Old Norse vökr, Middle Dutch wak wet |