Wake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /'weɪk/

Etymology 1

Verb

Infinitive to wake

Third person singular wakes

Simple past woke or waked

Past participle woken or waked

Present participle waking

1. (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

   I woke up at 4 am this morning.

2. (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping.

Translations

Bulgarian: събуждам се (1), събуждам (2) Dutch: ontwaken, wekken Esperanto: vekiĝi (1), veki (2) French: se reveiller, reveiller German: aufwachen (1), aufwecken (2)

Indonesian: bangun, bangkit Italian: svegliarsi, svegliare Japanese: 目覚める (めざめる, me-zameru), 起きる (おきる, okiru) Spanish: despertarse, despertar Swahili: kuamka (1), kuamsha (2)

Noun

Singular wake

Plural wakes

1. A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.

Synonyms

• death watch

Translations

• German: Totenwache f

Etymology 2

Noun

Singular wake

Plural wakes

1. The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
2. The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.

Translations

• German: Kielwasser n (1), Nachlauf m (2)

See also

• in the wake of
• wakes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /'wakə/

Noun

wake f

1. a gathering to remember a dead person

gl:wake ko:wake io:wake it:wake hu:wake fi:wake uk:wake zh:wake