waken
/'weikən/
Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To cause someone to stop sleeping; to make someone become awake or conscious.
- To stir or revive something, such as a memory or feeling.
Verb (intransitive):
- To stop sleeping; to become awake or conscious.
Examples of Usage
Transitive verb:
- The loud thunder wakened the entire household.
- Please do not waken the baby; she just fell asleep.
- The old photograph wakened long-forgotten memories of his childhood.
Intransitive verb:
- I usually waken at sunrise without an alarm clock.
- She wakened from a deep sleep, feeling disoriented.
Advanced Usage
- "to waken to something": To become aware of or conscious of something upon waking.
- He wakened to the smell of fresh coffee.
- The nation wakened to the news of the disaster.
Variants and Related Words
- Awaken: A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "waken," though sometimes considered slightly more formal or literary.
- The story awakened a sense of wonder in the children.
- Waking (adj): Being awake; the state of not sleeping.
- He spent all his waking hours thinking about the problem.
- Wake (verb): The most common and general verb for the act of stopping sleep. "Waken" and "awaken" are often considered more formal alternatives.
- What time did you wake up?
Synonyms
- Rouse: To bring out of sleep or inactivity.
- The noise roused the guard.
- Arouse: To stir into action or strong feeling; can also mean to wake from sleep.
- The speech aroused great passion in the crowd.
- Stir: To move slightly; to begin to be active or feel an emotion.
- The wind stirred the leaves.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Waken" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The related verb "wake" is used instead.) - Wake up: The most common phrasal verb meaning to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping. - I need to wake up early tomorrow. - Could you wake me up at seven?
Related Idioms
- To waken a sleeping giant: To cause something or someone powerful to become active, often with negative consequences for the provocateur.
- Their attack on the harbor served only to waken a sleeping giant.
- To waken the dead: (Hyperbolic) To be extremely loud.
- That alarm clock is loud enough to waken the dead!
Verb
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stop sleeping
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She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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cause to become awake or conscious
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He was roused by the drunken men in the street
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Please wake me at 6 AM.
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