Definitions for wakenˈweɪ kən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wak•enˈweɪ kən(v.t.)
to rouse from sleep; wake.
to stir up or excite; arouse; awaken:
to waken the reader's interest.
(v.i.)to awake; awaken; wake.
Origin of waken:
bef. 900; ME waknen, OE wæcnan, c. ON vakna; akin to wake1; see -en1
wak′en•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse(verb)
cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken(verb)
stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Wiktionary
waken(Verb)
To awake or rouse from sleep; to stir.
Origin: wæcnan.
Webster Dictionary
Waken(verb)
to wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened
Waken(verb)
to excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken
Waken(verb)
to excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken
Translations for waken
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wakker maakAfrikaans
- يوقِظArabic
- удя сеBulgarian
- acordarPortuguese (BR)
- probudit (se)Czech
- wecken, aufwachenGerman
- vække; vågneDanish
- ξυπνώGreek
- despertar(se)Spanish
- äratama, ärkamaEstonian
- بيدار شدنFarsi
- herättääFinnish
- (se) réveillerFrench
- לְהָעִירHebrew
- जागनाHindi
- probuditi seCroatian
- felébresztHungarian
- membangunkanIndonesian
- vakna, vekjaIcelandic
- svegliare, svegliarsiItalian
- 起こすJapanese
- 깨우다Korean
- prabusti, budintiLithuanian
- []mosties; []modinātLatvian
- mengejutkan, terjagaMalay
- ontwaken; wekkenDutch
- vekke; våkneNorwegian
- obudzić sięPolish
- بيدار شدنPersian
- ويښيدل، باريدلPashto
- acordarPortuguese
- a se treziRomanian
- будить;просыпатьсяRussian
- prebudiť (sa)Slovak
- prebuditi (se)Slovenian
- probuditiSerbian
- vakna, väckaSwedish
- ตื่นนอนThai
- uyan(dır)makTurkish
- 睡醒Chinese (Trad.)
- прокидатися; будитиUkrainian
- بیدار ہونا یا کرناUrdu
- đánh thứcVietnamese
- 睡醒Chinese (Simp.)
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