waken
11waken — [[t]we͟ɪkən[/t]] wakens, wakening, wakened V ERG When you waken, or when someone or something wakens you, you wake from sleep. [LITERARY] [V n] The noise of a door slamming wakened her... Women are much more likely than men to waken because of… …
12waken — awake, awaken, wake, waken 1. forms. Although the history of these words, and in particular of the various forms of past tense and past participle, is highly complex (see the OED entry), in current use awake and wake can be paired as strong verbs …
13waken — UK [ˈweɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms waken : present tense I/you/we/they waken he/she/it wakens present participle wakening past tense wakened past participle wakened formal waken or waken up to wake up, or to wake someone… …
14waken — wak|en [ weıkən ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL waken or waken up to wake up or wake someone up …
15waken — wake [n1] formal observance of a body before funeral deathwatch, funeral service, last rites, obsequies, rites, vigil, watch; concepts 367,377 wake [n2] trail behind something aftermath, backwash, furrow, path, track, train, wash, wave; concepts… …
16waken — wakener, n. /way keuhn/, v.t. 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. v.i. 3. to wake, or become awake; awaken. [bef. 900; ME waknen, OE waecnan; …
17waken — See wake, awake, awaken, waken …
18waken — wak|en [ˈweıkən] v also waken up [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: wAcnian] literary to wake up, or to wake someone up ▪ She gently wakened the sleeping child …
19waken — also waken up verb (I, T) formal to wake, or to wake someone: She gently wakened the sleeping child …
20waken — wak•en [[t]ˈweɪ kən[/t]] v. t. 1) to rouse from sleep; wake 2) to stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader s interest[/ex] 3) to awake; awaken; wake • Etymology: bef. 900; ME waknen, OE wæcnan, c. ON vakna; akin to wake I; see en I… …
