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   Wak·en

   /ˈwākən/

   

   verb

   • 1. literary term for wake

   Word Origin Old Englishwæcnan ‘be aroused’, of Germanic origin; related to wake1.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What is the meaning of waken?

   • 1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me. 2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir. 3. To cause to be aware; alert or enlighten: The news wakened the king to his advisers' treachery. 1. To become awake; wake up: I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow. See Usage Note at wake 1. 2. To become aware: wakened to the truth.

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   What is the difference between waken and waken?

   • In current English, there are only two basic forms left: wake and waken. Wake is, in form, basically from the old base verb waken < wacan. The modern verb waken, on the other hand, is from the inchoative waknen < wæcnan.

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   What does wake mean in English?

   • irregular verb wake :Definition : To stop sleeping and become conscious or to make somebody stop sleeping Base Form : Wake Past Simple : Woke Past Participle : Woken Third Person Singular : Wakes Present Participle / Gerund : Waking Sentence Examples : 1.

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   What does awaken mean in English?

   • Cf. awaken, v. I.1. literal. = awake, v. I.1. intransitive. To wake. intransitive. To come out of the state of sleep or unconsciousness; to be roused from sleep, cease to sleep. Const. † of ( obsolete ), from, out of … To cease to sleep; to become awake. Const. † of ( obsolete ), from, out of (sleep, etc.), to (a state of things, etc.).

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   WAKEN meaning: 1. to (cause to) wake from sleep: 2. to (cause to) wake from sleep: . Learn more.

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   Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature: The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. Awake is also an adjective: I was awake half the night worrying. Is the baby awake yet? Waking is not used in this way. see also asleep, sleep

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   3 days ago · To rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   waken: 1 v stop sleeping Synonyms: arouse , awake , awaken , come alive , wake , wake up Antonyms: dope off , doze off , drift off , drop off , drowse off , fall asleep , flake out , nod off change from a waking to a sleeping state Type of: change state , turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action v cause to become awake ...

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   2 days ago · 1. to become awake; come to one's senses after sleep or a state like sleep. 2. to become active, animated, or alive after inactivity or dormancy. verb transitive. 3. to cause to wake; awake. 4. to urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite.

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   Waken definition: . See examples of WAKEN used in a sentence.

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   waken is in frequency band 4, which contains words occurring between 0.1 and 1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.