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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'weɪk/

Rhymes: -eɪk

Etymology

Old English wacian

Verb

to wake ( third-person singular simple present wakes , present participle waking , simple past woke or waked , past participle woken or waked )

1. ( intransitive ) (often followed by up ) To stop sleeping.

   I woke up at 4 am this morning.

2. ( transitive ) (often followed by up ) To make somebody stop sleeping.

Translations

Etymology

Old English wacu

Noun

wake ( plural wakes )

1. A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.

Synonyms

• death watch

Translations

• German: Totenwache f

Etymology

Probably Middle Low German from Old Norse vök

Noun

wake ( plural wakes )

1. The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
2. The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.

Translations

path left behind a ship on the surface of the water

• German: Kielwasser n

turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft

• German: Nachlauf m

See also

• in the wake of
• wakes

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'wakə/

Noun

wake f

1. a gathering to remember a dead person

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From Meriam wakey .

Noun

wake

1. ( eastern dialect ) upper leg

Synonyms

• dokap ( western dialect )

Other Translations for "wake"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		wake
Hex		77 e1 eb 65
Pig Latin		akeway

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