wake

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'weɪk/

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Verb

Plain form wake

Third-person singular wakes

Past tense woke

Past participle woken

Present participle waking

1. (intransitive) If you wake up, you stop sleeping.

   I woke up early to catch the bus.

   I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

2. (transitive) If someone or something wakes you up, they make you stop sleeping.

   Could you please wake Donald up?

   The alarm clock woke me up.

Noun

Singular wake

Plural wakes

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