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waken

[ wey-kuhn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
  2. to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken:

    to waken the reader's interest.



verb (used without object)

  1. to wake, or become awake; awaken.

waken

/ ˈ·É±ðɪ°ìÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

See wake 1
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹°ì±ð²Ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ·É²¹°ìIJÔ·±ð°ù noun
  • °ù±ð··É²¹°ìî€½Ä²Ô verb
  • ³Ü²Ô··É²¹°ìIJԱð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of waken1

before 900; Middle English waknen, Old English ·É泦²Ô²¹²Ô; cognate with Old Norse vakna; akin to wake 1; -en 1
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Example Sentences

The work of the sitcom is to waken them to this fact — as often as it takes.

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In order to secure democratic victories in all three branches of government, we need to waken the silent.

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Sometimes I waken up again and it's dark out there.

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Reports in the media in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo said residents of the village of Banjska were waken up by shootings and detonations in the middle of the night until dawn.

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The loud rapping awoke the farmer, who was alarmed at being wakened in the middle of the night.

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