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1. : to stand watch over (someone or something) especially : to hold a wake over. 2. a. : to rouse from or as if from sleep : awake, wake up. Something woke her in the middle of the night. b. : stir, excite.
WAKE definition: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. the waves that a moving…. 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.
WAKE meaning: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. the waves that a moving…. Learn more.
1. To cause to come out of sleep; awaken. 2. To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities. 3. To make aware; alert or enlighten: The report woke me to the facts of the matter. n. 1. A gathering of people in the presence of the body of a deceased person in order to honor the person and console one another.