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- DictionaryWake/wāk/
verb
- 1. emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping: "she woke up feeling better"
- 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 including eating and drinking: "he was attending a friend's wake"
- 2. (in some parts of the UK) a festival and holiday held annually in a rural parish, originally on the feast day of the patron saint of the church: "his workers absented themselves for the local wakes"
Wake definition, to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up). See more.
wake meaning, definition, what is wake: to stop sleeping, or to make someone sto...: Learn more.
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.
What does the noun wake mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun wake , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
verb. uk / weɪk/ waking | woke | woken. (also wake up) A1. to stop sleeping or to make someone else stop sleeping: I’ve only just woken up. Could you wake me up before you go? (Definition of wake from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of wake. in Chinese (Traditional) 醒來, 叫醒，吵醒, 水… See more.
In English, the verb 'to wake' is irregular. Here is the full conjugation of 'wake' in the past tense, present tense, and future tense. Grammar Monster (#GM) Free Grammar Lessons and Exercises
Define Wake. Wake refers to the state of being awake or conscious, as opposed to being asleep or unconscious. It can also refer to the track or path left behind by a moving object on a liquid surface, such as a boat or a swimmer. In this context, wake is also known as a “trail” or “stream.” Define Waken.
