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wake
1[ weyk ]
verb (used without object)
- to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ).
Antonyms:
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ):
Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock.
Synonyms:
- to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often followed by up ):
The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
- to keep watch or vigil over.
noun
- a watching, or a watch kept, especially 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.
wake
2[ weyk ]
noun
- the 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.
wake
1/ ɱɪ /
verb
- often foll by up to rouse or become roused from sleep
- often foll by up to rouse or become roused from inactivity
- intr; often foll by to or up to to become conscious or aware
at last he woke to the situation
- intr to be or remain awake
- tr to arouse (feelings etc)
- dialect.to hold a wake over (a corpse)
- archaic.to keep watch over
- wake up and smell the coffee informal.to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation
noun
- 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
- rare.the state of being awake
wake
2/ ɱɪ /
noun
- 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
wake
- A funeral celebration, common in Ireland , at which the participants stay awake all night keeping watch over the body of the dead person before burial. A wake traditionally involves a good deal of feasting and drinking.
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈɲ, noun
Other 51Թs From
- ɲİ noun
- -ɲiԲ adjective
- ܲ·ɲ adjective
- ܲ·ɲiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wake1
Origin of wake2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wake1
Origin of wake2
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing wake
- in the wake of
- to wake the dead
Example Sentences
Male sea lions can be kept in the same pen when they’re in a comatose state, but once they start waking up, they can become aggressive because of the neurological effects of the toxin.
In response, Mr Middleton said the "woke patrol" had taken over the series.
Greenland's politicians have condemned plans for high-profile US visits, in the wake of President Donald Trump's threats to take over the island.
There might be only one person in the world who can relate to what Freeman has, and will, experience in the wake of his World Series heroics.
The secondary goal of the Trump-McGregor tryst was to undermine the government of a small nation that is almost entirely dependent on U.S. trade, and is clearly considered insufficiently subservient and overly woke.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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