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Awaken

verb/kˈɔːdoʊfmɚɹəl/
Definition
cause to become awake or conscious
stop sleeping
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɔːdoʊfmɚɹəl/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐwˈeɪkən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐwˈeɪkən/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːdoʊfmɚɹəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcause to become awake or conscious
“He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
verbstop sleeping
“She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
verbmake aware
“They were awakened to the sad facts”
Word Forms
awakeningnounthe act of waking
rousernounsomeone who rouses others from sleep
arousernounsomeone who rouses others from sleep
arousalnounawakening from sleep
wakernouna person who awakes
wakeningnounthe act of waking
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
wecken
Ursache, wach oder bewusst zu werden
🇫🇷French
éveiller
amener à devenir éveillé ou conscient
🇪🇸Spanish
despertar
hacer que se vuelva despierto o consciente
🇮🇹Italian
risvegliare
far sì che diventi sveglio o cosciente
🇳🇱Dutch
ontwaken
ervoor zorgen dat u wakker of bewust wordt
🇵🇹Portuguese
despertar
fazer com que fique acordado ou consciente
🇷🇺Russian
пробудиться
вызвать пробуждение или сознание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अवेकन
जाग्रत या चेतन होने का कारण
🇧🇩Bengali
জাগ্রত করা
জাগ্রত বা সচেতন হওয়ার কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
விழித்துக்கொள்
விழித்திருக்க அல்லது நனவாக இருக்க காரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మేల్కొలుపు
మేల్కొని లేదా స్పృహలో ఉండటానికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
जागृत करणे
जागृत किंवा जागरूक होण्याचे कारण
🇮🇳Gujarati
જાગૃત
જાગૃત અથવા સભાન થવાનું કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜಾಗೃತಗೊಳಿಸು
ಎಚ್ಚರಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಗೃತರಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉണരുക
ഉണർന്നിരിക്കാനോ ബോധവാനാകാനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਗਾਉਣਾ
ਜਾਗਣ ਜਾਂ ਚੇਤੰਨ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیدار
بیدار یا ہوش میں آنے کا سبب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
唤醒
导致清醒或有意识
🇯🇵Japanese
目覚める
目が覚めたり、意識が戻ったりする原因となる
🇰🇷Korean
깨우다
깨어나거나 의식을 갖게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đánh thức
nguyên nhân để trở nên tỉnh táo hoặc có ý thức
🇹🇭Thai
ตื่นขึ้น
ทำให้เกิดความตื่นตัวหรือมีสติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
membangkitkan
menyebabkan menjadi terjaga atau sadar
🇵🇭Filipino
gumising
dahilan upang maging gising o matauhan
🇲🇾Malay
menyedarkan
menyebabkan terjaga atau sedar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استيقظ
سبب في أن تصبح مستيقظا أو واعيا
🇮🇷Persian
بیدار کردن
باعث بیداری یا هوشیاری شود
🇹🇷Turkish
uyanmak
uyanık veya bilinçli olmaya neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהָעִיר
לגרום להיות ער או מודע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'awaken'?
The primary meaning of 'awaken' is 'cause to become awake or conscious'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'awaken' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'awaken' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'awaken' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'awaken' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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