Definitions for awaken
əˈweɪ kənawak·en

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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."

2. wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken(verb)

   stop sleeping

   "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

3. awaken(verb)

   make aware

   "They were awakened to the sad facts"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. awaken(Verb)

   To cause to become awake.

2. awaken(Verb)

   To cause to become conscious.

3. awaken(Verb)

   To stop sleeping.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Awaken

   of Awake

2. Awaken(verb)

   to rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake

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1. Awaken

   Awaken is an underground rock band / indie music project based in Belgium. They released two official albums and numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988. Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all, Awaken gained interest from Vietnamese people since the release of a Vietnamese song and legend, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of a Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and has been heard on Vietnamese internet, though not officially released. Since 2005, Awaken is part of the team of the indies Japanese label It's Oh! Music based in Miyazaki city.

How to pronounce awaken?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say awaken in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awaken in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awaken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of awaken in a Sentence

1. James Joyce:

   History is a nightmare from which we are trying to awaken.

2. Aaron Bruce:

   Awaken the sleep, protect the weak, and guide the strong.

3. Dejan Stojanovic:

   If emptiness is empty, how can something be borne or awaken from it?

4. Jessamyn West:

   A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.

5. Frank Herbert:

   Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

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