Wake

/ˈweɪ̯k/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
2. (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
3. (transitive, figurative) To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
4. (intransitive, figurative) To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
5. To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
6. To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
7. (obsolete) To be alert; to keep watch
8. (obsolete) To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

Example Sentences

I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness.

The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.

And the Angell that talked with me, came againe and waked me, […]

Not for my life, leſt fierce remembrance wake My ſudden rage to tear thee joint by joint.

Even Richard's crusade woke little interest in his island realm.

and gentle Aires due at thir hour To fan the Earth now wak'd,

Then wake, my soul, to high desires, And earlier light thine altar fires: […]

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