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- Dictionarywake/weɪk/
verb
- 1. emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping: "she woke up feeling better" Similar Opposite
- 2. hold a vigil beside (someone who has died): dialect Irish, North American "we waked Jim last night"
noun
- 1. a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances: "he was attending a friend's wake"
- 2. an annual festival and holiday held in some parts of northern England, originally one held in a rural parish on the feast day of the patron saint of the church: "his workers absented themselves for the local wakes"
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Wake can be a verb meaning to stop sleeping or a noun meaning the waves or the funeral gathering. Learn how to use wake in different contexts and see synonyms, idioms and phrasal verbs.
- English (US)
to ( cause someone to) become awake and conscious after...
- Znaczenie Wake, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
WAKE definicja: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and...
- Wake: Russian Translation
WAKE translate: просыпаться, будить , кильватер , поминки ....
- Wake: German Translation
wake translate: wecken, das Kielwasser. Learn more in the...
- Wake Turkish Translation
WAKE translate: uyanmak, geminin arkasında kalan...
- Wake: Polish Translation
WAKE translate: budzić (się), kilwater, stypa, obudzić...
- Wake Spanish Translation
WAKE translate: despertar, despertarse, despertar. Learn...
- Wake: Danish Translation
wake - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word wake as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out the difference between wake and wake up, and the phrases containing wake.
Wake definition: to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).. See examples of WAKE used in a sentence.
Wake can be a verb meaning to stop sleeping or a noun meaning waves or a funeral gathering. Learn how to use wake in different contexts and see synonyms, idioms and phrasal verbs.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb wake, which means to stop sleeping or to make somebody stop sleeping. Find out the difference between wake and other words like awake, awaken and waken, and see idioms and phrasal verbs with wake.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word 'wake' as a verb, noun, and phrase. Find synonyms, examples, and related words for 'wake' in British and American English.
verb. arouse or excite feelings and passions. synonyms: fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up. see more. noun. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward. “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”
