wake
🇺🇸
/weɪk/
🇬🇧
/weɪk/
verb
A1
to stop sleeping or make someone stop sleeping
I wake up early every day to start my morning routine.
R
to make someone remember or feel something again
The loud noise will wake old fears in many people.
noun
R
a gathering to remember someone who has died, often held before the funeral
After the wake, the family felt comforted by the shared memories.
R
the trail of water left behind a moving boat or ship
The boat's wake spread out across the calm lake.
translation
to stop sleeping or make someone stop sleeping; to make someone remember or feel something again
a gathering to remember someone who has died, often held before the funeral; the trail of water left behind a moving boat or ship
Word Forms
Past
woke
3rd Present
wakes
Progressive
waking
Perfect
woken
Plural
wakes