wake

[US]/weik/
[UK]/wek/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to become awake; to rouse; to be alert
vt. to cause to become awake; to stir up
n. vigil; trail; wake

Phrases & Collocations

wake up

wake someone up

wide awake

wake up call

wake flow

wake forest

wake forest university

wake region

wake island

Example Sentences

the wake of a ship.

I'm a wake-up to you.

It is time for you to wake up.

awoke to reality.See Usage Note at wake 1

he needs to wake up to reality.

it wakes desire in others.

the committee was set up in the wake of the inquiry.

keen at wakes or funerals

He usually wakes early.

Be quiet, or you will wake the baby.

Be quiet in case you wake the baby.

Please wake me up at six.

The event may wake him up.

I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow.See Usage Note at wake 1

Seagulls followed in the wake of the huge ship.

make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house.

people are living in fear in the wake of the shootings.

the press reared up in the wake of the bombings.

Shush! Do you want to wake everyone?.

Real-world Examples

" Harry, it's okay, wake up, wake up! "

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The next morning I woke up late.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Sometimes you put the person under anesthesia and they don't wake up.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

It is woke. - It is woke!

Source: Gourmet Base

What time did you wake up this morning?

Source: Intermediate Daily Conversation

The next morning, the girl woke up early.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

The next morning she wakes up early.

Source: Halloween Adventures

The next morning Wukong woke up early.

Source: Journey to the West

Early one morning he woke me up.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

You were gone before I woke up.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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