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wake1
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- pronunciation:
- weIk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- wake up
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wakes, waking, woke, waked, woken |
| definition 1: |
to come out of sleep (often followed by "up").
I usually wake up at eight o'clock.- synonyms:
- awake, awaken, rouse, waken
- similar words:
- arise, arouse, rise
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stop sleeping (often followed by "up").
Please wake me up before dinner.- synonyms:
- awake, awaken, rouse, waken
- similar words:
- arouse
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a watch kept over the body of a dead person before it is buried.
Everyone cried at my grandmother's wake.- similar words:
- funeral, memorial
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| phrase: |
wake up |
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