verb
wake
WAYK/weɪk/
to become or make someone awake or alert
Sunlight wakes her through the open curtains.
Etymology
Old English wacian described being or remaining awake. In wake, that state merged with the idea of becoming awake, and the verb also came to mean rousing someone else from sleep.
In context
see the dino sleeping till it's nearly noon shall we wake them with a merry tune
More examples
- He woke before the alarm rang.
- Please do not wake the baby.
- The noise has woken everyone upstairs.
Forms
wake · wakes · woke · woken · waked · waking
awake adjective — not sleeping