noun

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The act of waking, or state of being awake.

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The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

verb

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(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

example

I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

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(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

example

The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.

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To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

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To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

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To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

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To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

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To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

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To be alert; to keep watch

example

Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.

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To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

Examples of wake in a Sentence

I didn't want to wake you.

My flight was delayed an hour so my early wake up was in vain.

They still seemed to think that he might wake up at any time, though.

I read that when people wake up from a coma, it's always gradual.

I don.t think he.ll wake up soon.

He didn't wake up while she was there, though.

The perplexities, irritations and worries that have absorbed us pass like unpleasant dreams, and we wake to see with new eyes and hear with new ears the beauty and harmony of God's real world.

Who would wake from that sleeping body?

It was the voice of the groom, trying to wake him.

He wished Sofia would wake up and intrude.

The doctor said there was no reason for him to remain in a coma and he might wake up any day.

I didn't want to wake you but you've been asleep for over two hours.

You wake up one day and find he.s turned from child to man overnight.

It was only a slight brush, not enough to fully wake him from the depth of his stupor.

I would wake with a start or struggle frantically to escape from my tormentor.

Quinn added, We didn't want to wake him, or be talking about him while he might overhear.

He anguished over the possibility, fearful he would be so horror-stricken he'd wake and miss the telling information that would lead to a capture.

The northern provinces, especially Guip6zcoa and Biscay, Navarre and Oviedo, have followed in the wake of Catalonia for linen and cotton industries and for paper-mills.

Friday We wake up to a very gray day.

These poems went far to wake in the youth of New England a sense of the great national wrong, and to prepare them for that bitter struggle in which it was wiped out at the expense of the lives of so many of them.

It was a period of religious revival, and of reaction against abuses that followed in the wake of the feudal system; and this religious movement was informed by a new mysticism - a mysticism that fixed its attention mainly on the humanity of Christ and found its practical expression in the imitation of His life.

Finally began a movement hitherto unparalleled in the history of African migration; certain peoples of Zulu blood began to press north, spreading destruction in their wake.

In the 13th century Baldwin Wake claimed return of writs and a market in Aveland.

I wouldn't want her to wake up and find me gone.

Destiny probably wouldn't wake before they returned, and even if she did, Señor Medena would keep her occupied.

With a deep breath, Yully left the graveyard and returned to the manor, determined to find a way to leave for Sean's wake.

Dean chalked it up to the obvious—Martha's leaving—but even Fred, who could cheer up a wake in normal times, was not his usual self.

For the next week, Alex continued to wake up more frequently and stay awake for longer periods of time, but he still didn't talk – didn't even try.

Gladys was contrite, promising to "not take sleeping pills" so she would wake more quickly.

She let out a screech to wake the dead.

He could call Lieutenant Anderson and explain the situation to him, but it was still far too early to wake up his boss.

There are a few days I don't feel like a bucket of dog puke, but I'll tell you this—I thank God every morning I wake up and see Harry snoring beside me.

What would it be like to sleep next to him – wake up next to him?

Most of the vamps were late to wake in the mornings, the effect of their nocturnal lifestyle.

He not only failed to wake anyone, but bypassed the quadruple-locked front door and the barred windows.

Her rustling around the kitchen – including dropping a can of chicken – didn't wake him.

Den is a serial adulterer, cheat and crook who leaves a trail of social chaos and heartbreak in his wake.

Does that wake anybody up to the power of pay-per-click advertising?

Children who are very heavy sleepers may need an alarm clock that uses a vibrating pad and a flashing light to wake them.

You wake up on the beach, with the almost angelic Ann standing over you.

As such, he follows in the wake of several other aspirants, including Doctor Frankenstein and Hawthorne's various alchemists.

Everyone ends up getting very horribly drunk It all ends hilariously the morning after when they wake to discover the aftermath.

Kineo Newsletter Don't wake up dumber than you went to bed.

He is interested in sleep and circadian rhythms in blind people who are not entrained to the 24h sleep wake pattern in society.

Episodic narrative - The mission-based structure of Alan Wake creates an episodic narrative - The mission-based structure of Alan Wake creates an episodic narrative similar to a deeply structured dramatic television series.

The Triassic period begins in the wake of the greatest mass extinction of all time.

I set my alarm clock to a trumpet fanfare, I will wake up at the right time tomorrow!

He did wake up 4 hours later and was very floppy which they said was part of the drug.

Therefore it is essential to have a wake pass to maximize the science return for a targeted flyby with Dione.

It had cut a long furrow across the face of Io, leaving a trail of smoking wreckage in its wake.

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