wake
/weɪk/
UK: /weɪk/
wake
English
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Definition
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
Etymology
A merger of two verbs of similar form and meaning: * Middle English waken, Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną. * Middle English wakien, Old English wacian, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Example Sentences
- "I woke up at four o'clock this morning."
- "How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness."
- "The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream."
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