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wake¹ (w

v. woke (w

k) or waked (w

kt), waked or wok·en (w

n), wak·ing, wakes

v.intr.

a. To cease to sleep; become awake: overslept and woke late.

b. To stay awake: Bears wake for spring, summer, and fall and hibernate for the winter.

c. To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness: suddenly woke to the danger we were in.

2. To keep watch or guard, especially over a corpse.

v.tr.

1. To rouse from sleep; awaken.

2. To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities.

3. To make aware of; alert: The shocking revelations finally woke me to the facts of the matter.

a. To keep a vigil over.

b. To hold a wake over.

1. A watch; a vigil.

2. A watch over the body of a deceased person before burial, sometimes accompanied by festivity. Also called regionally viewing.

3. wakes (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Chiefly British

a. A parish festival held annually, often in honor of a patron saint.

b. An annual vacation.

[Middle English wakien, waken, from Old English wacan, to wake up and wacian, to be awake, keep watch; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]

waker n.

Usage Note: The pairs wake, waken and awake, awaken have formed a bewildering array since the Middle English period. All four words have similar meanings, though there are some differences in use. Only wake is used in the sense "to be awake," as in expressions like waking (not wakening) and sleeping, every waking hour. Wake is also more common than waken when used together with up, and awake and awaken never occur in this context: She woke up (rarely wakened up; never awakened up or awoke up). Some writers have suggested that waken should be used only transitively (as in The alarm wakened him) and awaken only intransitively (as in He awakened at dawn), but there is ample literary precedent for usages such as He wakened early and They did not awaken her. In figurative senses awake and awaken are more prevalent: With the governor's defeat the party awoke to the strength of the opposition to its position on abortion. The scent of the gardenias awakened my memory of his unexpected appearance that afternoon years ago.

Regional Note: Regional American dialects vary in the way that certain verbs form their principal parts. Northern dialects seem to favor forms that change the internal vowel in the verb

hence dove for the past tense of dive, and woke for wake: They woke up with a start. Southern dialects, on the other hand, tend to prefer forms that add an -ed to form the past tense and the past participle of these same verbs: The children dived into the swimming hole. The baby waked up early.

wake² (w

1. The visible track of turbulence left by something moving through water: the wake of a ship.

2. A track, course, or condition left behind something that has passed: The war left destruction and famine in its wake.

Idiom:

in the wake of

1. Following directly on.

2. In the aftermath of; as a consequence of.

[Possibly from Middle Low German, hole in the ice, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vök.]

wake¹

vb wakes, waking, woke, woken

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (often foll by up) to rouse or become roused from sleep

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (often foll by up) to rouse or become roused from inactivity

3. (intr; often foll by to or up to) to become conscious or aware at last he woke to the situation

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to be or remain awake

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Dialect to hold a wake over (a corpse)

6. Archaic or dialect to keep watch over

wake up and smell the coffee Informal to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral

3. (Christianity / Protestantism) the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches

4. a solemn or ceremonial vigil

5. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (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

6. Rare the state of being awake

[Old English wacian; related to Old Frisian wakia, Old High German wahtēn]

waker 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

wake²

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water

2. the track or path left by anything that has passed wrecked houses in the wake of the hurricane

[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]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	wake - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" aftermath, backwash consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
	2.	Wake - an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii Wake Island Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island - in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world
	3.	wake - the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" backwash moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	4.	wake - a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" viewing vigil, watch - the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Verb	1.	wake - be awake, be alert, be there sit up, stay up - not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election" catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep
	2.	wake - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" awake, come alive, wake up, waken, awaken, 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.	wake - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" fire up, stir up, heat, ignite, inflame arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ferment - work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
	4.	wake - make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation" alert, alarm - warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
	5.	wake - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." awaken, wake up, waken, rouse, 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"

wake¹

verb

1. awake, stir, awaken, come to, arise, get up, rouse, get out of bed, waken, bestir, rouse from sleep, bestir yourself It was still dark when I woke.
awake fall asleep, go to sleep, sleep, drop off (informal), doze, snooze (informal), hibernate, nod off (informal), take a nap, catnap

2. awaken, arouse, rouse, waken, rouse someone from sleep She went upstairs to wake the children.

3. evoke, recall, excite, renew, stimulate, revive, induce, arouse, call up, awaken, rouse, give rise to, conjure up, stir up, rekindle, summon up, reignite Seeing him again woke painful memories.

noun

vigil, watch, funeral, deathwatch A funeral wake was in progress.

wake someone up activate, stimulate, enliven, galvanize, fire, excite, provoke, motivate, arouse, awaken, animate, rouse, mobilize, energize, kindle, switch someone on, stir someone up He needs a shock to wake him up a bit.

wake up to something realize, understand, recognize, appreciate, grasp, conceive, comprehend, become aware of, twig (Brit. informal), get the message, apprehend, catch on to (informal), become conscious of, be cognizant of She woke up to the fact that she could not compete with her sister.

wake²

noun slipstream, wash, trail, backwash, train, track, waves, path Dolphins sometimes play in the wake of the boats.

in the wake of in the aftermath of, following, because of, as a result of, on account of, as a consequence of The move comes in the wake of new measures brought in by the government.

Translations

wake¹ [weɪk] N

1. (Naut) → estela f

2. (fig) the tornado brought/left a trail of destruction in its wake → el tornado dejó una estela de destrucción a su paso
in the wake of the storm/riots → tras la tormenta/los disturbios
to come or follow in the wake of sth → producirse a raíz de algo

wake² [weɪk] N (over corpse) → velatorio m, vela f, velorio m (esp LAm)

wake³ [weɪk] (woke, waked (vb: pt) (woken, waked (pp)))

A. VI (also wake up) → despertar, despertarse
to wake from a dream/deep sleep/coma → despertar(se)de un sueño/sueño profundo/coma
on waking → al despertar

B. VT (also wake up) → despertar
they were making enough noise to wake the dead → hacían un ruido que despertaría a los muertos

wake up

A. VI + ADV

1. (lit) → despertar, despertarse
wake up! → ¡despierta!, ¡depiértate!
to wake up from a nightmare → despertar(se)de una pesadilla
to wake up with a hangover/a headache → despertar(se)con resaca/dolor de cabeza
he woke up (to find himself) in prison → amaneció en la cárcel
she woke up to find them gone → cuando(se)despertó se encontró con que se habían ido
wake up and smell the coffee! (esp US) → ¡abre los ojos!, ¡pon los pies en la tierra!

2. (fig) → despertar(se), despabilar(se)
companies had better wake up → a las empresas les convendría despertar(se)
wake up, Ian! we've already discussed point 12 → ¡despierta or despabila Ian! ya hemos discutido el punto 12, ¡despiértate or despabílate Ian! ya hemos discutido el punto
to wake up to the truth → darse cuenta de la verdad
to wake up to reality → darse cuenta de la realidad, despertar a la realidad

B. VT + ADV

1. (lit) → despertar
I was woken up by the phone → el teléfono me despertó, me desperté con el teléfono
you need a coffee to wake you up → te hace falta una taza de café para despertarte

2. (fig) → despertar
to wake one's ideas up → despabilarse
to wake sb up to sth → hacer ver algo a algn, hacer que algn se dé cuenta de algo
someone needs to wake him up to the risks involved → alguien tiene que hacerle ver los riesgos que implica

wake [ˈweɪk]

vb [woke, waked] (pt) [woken, waked] (pp)

→ réveiller
He woke me early → Il m'a réveillé tôt.

→ s'éveiller
He woke before dawn → Il s'éveilla avant l'aube.

(for dead person) → veillée f mortuaire

[boat] → sillage m
in the wake of sth (= after) → dans le sillage de qch
to leave sth in one's wake → laisser qch dans son sillage
to follow in sb's wake (= walk behind) → marcher sur les traces de qn

wake up

vi → se réveiller
I woke up at six o'clock → Je me suis réveillé à six heures.

vt sep
to wake sb up → réveiller qn
Please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? → Pourriez-vous me réveiller à sept heures?

wake up to

vt fus (= realize) → se rendre compte de qch

wake¹

n (Naut) → Kielwasser nt; in the wake of (fig) → im Gefolge (+gen); to follow in somebody’s wake → in jds Kielwasser segeln; X follows in the wake of Y → Y bringt X mit sich; X brings Y in its wake → X bringt Y mit sich; X leaves Y in its wake → X hinterlässt Y; with ten children in her wake (inf) → mit zehn Kindern im Schlepptau (inf)

wake²

n (esp Ir: over corpse) → Totenwache f

wake³ pret <woke>, ptp <woken or waked>

vt → (auf)wecken; (fig) → wecken, erwecken (geh)

vi → aufwachen, erwachen (geh); he woke to find himself in prison → als er aufwachte or erwachte, fand er sich im Gefängnis wieder; he woke to the sound of birds singing → als er aufwachte, sangen die Vögel; he woke one day to find himself a rich man → als er eines Tages erwachte or aufwachte, war er ein reicher Mann; they woke to their danger too late (fig) → sie haben die Gefahr zu spät erkannt

wake¹ [weɪk] n (of ship) → scia
in the wake of → sulla scia di
to follow in sb's wake (fig) → camminare dietro a qn
it left a trail of destruction in its wake → ha lasciato dietro di sé una scia di distruzione

wake² [weɪk] n (over corpse) → veglia funebre

wake³ [weɪk] (woke or waked (pt) (woken or waked (pp)))

1. vi (also wake up) → svegliarsi, destarsi
wake up! (also) (fig) → svegliati!
there's enough noise to wake the dead! → c'è un baccano del diavolo!
to wake up to sth (fig) → rendersi conto di qc

2. vt (also wake up) → svegliare; (memories, desires) → risvegliare
to wake sb (up) to sth (fig) → aprire gli occhi a qn su qc
to wake one's ideas up (fam) → darsi una mossa

wake³ [weɪk] (woke or waked (pt) (woken or waked (pp)))

2. vt (also wake up) → svegliare; (memories, desires) → risvegliare
to wake sb (up) to sth (fig) → aprire gli occhi a qn su qc
to wake one's ideas up (fam) → darsi una mossa

wake¹

v wake [weik]

to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you? ontwaak, wakker word يَسْتَيْقِظ събуждам се vzbudit (se) vågne; vække wecken ξυπνώ despertar(se) ärkama, äratama بيدار شدن herätä (se) réveiller לְהִתעוֹרֵר जगाना probuditi (fel)ébred bangun vakna, vekja svegliare, svegliarsi 目覚める 깨어나다 prabusti, budinti []mosties; []modināt bangun wakker worden, wakker maken vekke; våkne obudzić (się) acordar a (se) trezi будить; просыпаться zobudiť (sa) zbuditi (se) probuditi vakna, väcka ตื่นนอน; ปลุกให้ตื่น uyan(dır)mak 睡醒，喚醒 прокидатися; будити جاگنا یا جگانا tỉnh giấc 醒，唤醒

adj wakeful

1 not asleep; not able to sleep a wakeful child. wakker, op en wakker أَرِق، غَيْر قادِر على النَّوْم буден (stále) bdící vågen schlaflos (ξ)άγρυπνος despierto ärkvelolev بيدار uneton (bien) éveillé עֵר उन्नीद्र budan éber jaga andvaka sveglio 眠れない 깨어 있는 nemiegantis, negalintis užmigti, budrus nomodā esošs; bezmiega mocīts tidak dapat tidur wakker våken; søvnløs czuwający, mający trudności ze spaniem desperto treaz бодрствующий bdelý, bezsenný, nespiaci buden budan vaken ที่ไม่สามารถหลับได้ uyanık 醒著的 невсипущий جاگتا ہوا thức 醒着的

2 (of a night) in which one gets little sleep We spent a wakeful night worrying about her. slapelose مُتَّسِم بالأرَق безсъние probdělý søvnløs schlaflos άγρυπνος en vela, desvelado, en blanco unetu بي خواب uneton (nuit) blanche עֵר विनिद्र budan álmatlan kurang tidur (and)vöku- insonne 眠れない 잠 못 이루는 bemiegis bezmiega-; negulēts sedikit sahaja tidur di waktu malam slapeloos våke-(natt), søvnløs bezsenny insone fără somn, nedormit, (noapte) albă бессонный prebdený brez spanja besani vaken, sömnlös ที่นอนไม่หลับ uykusuz 不眠的 безсонний بے خوابی میں گزرنے والی رات thức trắng 不眠的

adv wakefully

slapeloos بِأَرَق، بِعَدَم قُدْرَه على النَّوْم безсънно beze spánku vågent; søvnløst schlaflos άγρυπνα en blanco; alerta virgelt بطرز بيخواب unettomasti sans dormir בְּעֵרָנוּת चौकस रूप से budno éberen, álmatlanul tidak tidur án svefns (senza dormire) 眠れずに 잠 못 이루어 nemiegant, be miego nomodā dengan berjaga wakker, slapeloos (år)våkent, uten søvn bezsennie vigilantemente fără somn бессонно bez spánku brez spanja budno vaket อย่างตื่นตัว uykusuz/uyanık olarak 不眠地 невсипуче جاگتے ہوءے thao thức 不眠地

n wakefulness

slaaploosheid إسْتيقاظ، أرَق، عَدَم النَّوْم безсъние nespavost; bdělost søvnløshed die Schlaflosigkeit ξαγρύπνια desvelo; vigilancia ärkvelolek بي خوابي virkeys insomnie; vigilance עֵרָנוּת चौकसी budnost éberség, álmatlanság keadaan jaga andvaka, svefnleysi; árvekni insonnia 不眠 잠 못 이룸 nemiegojimas, budėjimas, budrumas nomods; bezmiegs tidak tidur, berjaga slapeloosheid søvnløshet czuwanie vigilância insomnie; (stare de) veghe бессонница nespavosť; bdelosť budnost budnost vakenhet การตื่นตัว; การนอนไม่หลับ uykusuzluk 失眠 безсоння بے خوابی sự thao thức 失眠

v waken

to wake What time are you going to waken him?; I wakened early. wakker maak يوقِظ удя се probudit (se) vække; vågne wecken, aufwachen ξυπνώ despertar(se) äratama, ärkama بيدار شدن herättää (se) réveiller לְהָעִיר जागना probuditi se felébreszt membangunkan vakna, vekja svegliare, svegliarsi 起こす 깨우다 prabusti, budinti []mosties; []modināt mengejutkan, terjaga ontwaken; wekken vekke; våkne obudzić się acordar a se trezi будить;просыпаться prebudiť (sa) prebuditi (se) probuditi vakna, väcka ตื่นนอน uyan(dır)mak 睡醒 прокидатися; будити بیدار ہونا یا کرنا đánh thức 睡醒

wake up

1 to wake Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night. wakker word يَسْتَيْقِظ събуждам се probudit se vågne op aufwachen ξυπνώ despertar(se) üles ärkama بيدار شدن herättää (se) réveiller לְהָעִיר जागना probuditi felébred bangun vakna svegliarsi 目を覚す 깨우다 pabusti []mosties terjaga wakker worden våkne obudzić się acordar a se trezi просыпаться prebudiť sa prebuditi se probuditi se vakna ตื่นขึ้น uyan(dır)mak 醒來 прокидатися نیند سے اٹھنا thức dậy 醒来

2 to become aware of It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough. besef يَعي، يُصْبِحُ يَقِظا لِ осъзнавам uvědomit si blive klar over sich bewußt werden αντιλαμβάνομαι despertar, darse cuenta taipama, teadvustama شست كسي خبردار شدن tajuta prendre conscience de לְעוֹרֵר सचेत होना posvijestiti si, postati svjestan felocsúdik menyadari vakna til meðvitundar um (aprire gli occhi) 気づく 조심하다 suvokti atjēgties; saprast menyedari zich bewust worden van få øynene opp for, bli klar over uświadomić sobie dar-se conta (de) a-şi da seama de осознать uvedomiť si zavesti se uvideti vakna [] เริ่มเข้าใจ farkına varmak 覺醒 прокидатися آگاہ ہونا thức tỉnh 觉醒

wake²

n wake [weik]

a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship. golfstroom أَثَر المَخْر خَلْف السَّفينَه водна диря kýlová brázda kølvand das Kielwasser απόνερα estela laevajoom در كشتي بر آب vanavesi sillage שוֹבֶל जहाज के गुजरने के बाद फेनिल पानी की पट्टी pjena nyomdokvíz riak kjölfar scia 航跡 배가 지나간 자국 kilvateris ķīļūdens olak buri kielzog kjølvann kilwater esteira siaj, urmă кильватерный след kýlová brázda vodna brazda brazda kölvatten ร่องรอยทางน้ำที่เรือหรือสิ่งอื่นใดแล่นผ่านไป dümen suyu (船行過留下的)尾波，航跡 кільватер جھاگ دار پانی کی پٹی جو جہار کے پیچھے بن جاتی ہے đường rẽ nước 尾波，航迹

in the wake of

immediately behind or after Our tiny boat was caught in the wake of the huge ship. direk agter في أعْقاب، خَلْف веднага след v závěsu i kølvandet på im Kielwaser von ακριβώς μετά, στο πέρασμα tras (kellegi, millegi) kiiluvees به دنبال vanavedessä dans le sillage de בְּעִקבוֹת एकदम पीछे neposredno iza nyomában di belakang í kjölfarið á nella scia di ～に続いて 뒤를 좇아 iš paskos, paskui ķīļa līnijā; tieši aiz; pa pēdām meninggalkan di belakang in het kielzog van i kjølvannet av; i hælene på w ślad za, tuż za na esteira de pe urmele... по пятам v závese; v stopách (koho) v vodni brazdi odmah posle i ngts (ngns) kölvatten ทันทีหลังจาก ...-in/ın peşinden 尾隨在…之後 по п'ятах, слідом فوراً بعد theo sau 尾随（船）

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