awaken

a·wak·en

 (ə-wā′kən)

v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens

v.intr.

1. To wake up: I awakened at 6:00 am.

2. To become aware of something: He finally awakened to the fact that he was wrong.

v.tr.

1. To cause to wake up: A barking dog awakened me during the night.

2. To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten: The news awakened her to the truth.

3. To stir up or produce (a memory or feeling, for example): Her new job awakened in her a sense of responsibility. See Usage Note at wake¹.

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[Middle English awakenen, from Old English āwæcnian : ā-, on, up; see a-² + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.]

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a·wak′en·er n.

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a•wak•en

(əˈweɪ kən)

v.t., v.i.

to waken.

[before 900; Middle English awak(e)nen, Old English awæcnian, earlier onwæcnian; see a-, waken]

a•wak′en•er, n.

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awaken

Past participle: awakened
Gerund: awakening

Imperative

awaken

awaken

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	awaken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." wake up, waken, rouse, wake, arouse reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cause to sleep - make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
	2.	awaken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, arouse change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	3.	awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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awaken

verb

1. stimulate, excite, provoke, activate, alert, animate, fan, stir up, incite, kick-start (informal), enliven, kindle, breathe life into, call forth, vivify The aim was to awaken an interest in foreign cultures.

2. awake, wake, wake up, revive, arouse, rouse He was snoring when I awakened him.

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awaken

verb

1. To cease sleeping:

arouse, awake, rouse, stir, wake, waken.

2. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion):

arouse, awake, kindle, raise, rouse, stir (up), waken.

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Translations

يُثير المَشاعِريُفَيقُيوقِظ

probuditvzbuditpodnítit

vækkevågne

aufweckenerwachenweckenaufwachen

ξυπνώ κάποιον

despertar

herätäherättää

réveiller

buditi

vakna/vekja til meîvitundarvekja

risvegliarerisvegliosvegliarsi

目が覚める起きる

잠에서 깨다

wakker worden

våknebli klar over

obudzić się

despertar

будитьочнуться

vakna

ปลุก ทำให้ตื่น

uyandırmakuyanmak

đánh thức

唤醒引起产生

awaken

[əˈweɪkən]

A. VT → despertar
to awaken sb to a danger → alertar a algn de un peligro

B. VI (also to awaken from sleep) → despertar
to awaken from one's illusions → desilusionarse, quitarse las ilusiones
to awaken to a danger → darse cuenta de un peligro

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awaken

[əˈweɪkən] (literary)

vi

to awaken to sth (= become aware of) → prendre conscience de qch

(= wake up) → s'éveiller

vt

(= wake up) [+ person] → réveiller

[+ interest] → éveiller

to awaken sb to sth → faire s'éveiller qn à qch

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awake

(əˈweik) – past tense awoke (əˈwouk) : past participles aˈwaked ~aˈwoken – verb

to wake from sleep. He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly. wakker word يَسْتَيْقِظ، يَصْحو събуждам acordar probudit (se) aufwecken; aufwachen vågne op; vække ξυπνάωdespertar (üles) ärkama, (üles) äratama بیدار شدن herätä unesta réveiller; éveiller לְהִתעוֹרֵר जागना probuditi felébred bangun vakna svegliarsi 目を覚ます 잠에서 깨다 pabusti pamodināt; pamosties jaga wakker worden, wekkenvåkne; vekkebudzić ویښیدل acordar a (se) trezi; a (se) deş­tepta просыпаться prebudiť sa zbuditi (se) buditi (se) vakna, väcka ตื่น uyanmak 喚醒，醒來 будити, прокидатися جاگنا thức giấc 唤醒，醒来

adjective

not asleep. Is he awake? wakker مُسْتَيْقِظ، صاح буден acordado vzhůru wach vågen ξύπνιοςdespierto ärkvel بیدار hereillä éveilléער जागे हुए budan ébren van jaga vakandi sveglio 目が覚めて 깨어 있는 pabudęs atmodies; nomodā berjaga wakkervåken rozbudzony, przebudzony ویښ acordado treaz бодрствующий hore buden budan vaken ตื่น uyanık, uyanmış 醒著的 той, що не спить جاگا ہوا ،بیدار thức 醒着的

aˈwaken verb

1. to awake. I was awakened by the song of the birds. wakker maak يوقِظ събуждам се acordar probudit aufwecken vække; vågne ξυπνάωdespertar (üles) ärkama, (üles) äratama بیدار شدن herätä éveiller לְהַעִיר जागरूक होना probuditi felébred terbangun, terjaga vekja svegliare 目覚めさせる 깨우다 pabudinti pamodināt dikejutkan wekkenvekke; våknebudzić ویښیدل acordar trezi просыпаться; будить zobudiť (sa) prebuditi buditi (se) väcka[s], vakna ทำให้ตื่น uyandırmak 喚醒 будити جگانا đánh thức 唤醒

2. to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc). His interest was awakened by the lecture. opgewakker يُثير المَشاعِر будя despertar vzbudit, podnítit wecken vække ξυπνάω μέσα μου κτ., ξεκινώdespertar äratama برانگیختن؛ تهییج کردن herättää éveillé לְעוֹרֵר उत्पन्न होना pobuditi felébreszt bangkit vakna/vekja til meðvitundar risvegliato 目覚めさせる 눈뜨게 하다 sukelti izraisīt; radīt disedarkan wekkenvekke, bli klar over rozbudzać حیرانیدل despertar a trezi пробуждать vzbudiť vzbuditi probuditi väcka[s], vakna กระตุ้น uyandırmak 引發 пробуджувати آغاز کرنا dấy lên 产生，引起

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awaken

→ يُفَيقُ probudit (se) vække aufwecken ξυπνώ κάποιον despertar herätä réveiller buditi svegliarsi 目が覚める 잠에서 깨다 wakker worden våkne obudzić się despertar будить vakna ปลุก ทำให้ตื่น uyanmak đánh thức 唤醒

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