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Waken

verb/wˈeɪkən/
Definition
cause to become awake or conscious
stop sleeping
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈeɪkən/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈeɪkən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈeɪkən/
2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪkən/.
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”
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
réveiller
amener à devenir éveillé ou conscient
🇪🇸Spanish
despertar
hacer que se vuelva despierto o consciente
🇮🇹Italian
svegliarsi
far sì che diventi sveglio o cosciente
🇳🇱Dutch
wakker worden
ervoor zorgen dat u wakker of bewust wordt
🇵🇹Portuguese
despertar
fazer com que fique acordado ou consciente
🇷🇺Russian
разбудить
вызвать пробуждение или сознание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जागना
जाग्रत या चेतन होने का कारण
🇧🇩Bengali
জাগ্রত করা
জাগ্রত বা সচেতন হওয়ার কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
விழித்தேன்
விழித்திருக்க அல்லது நனவாக இருக்க காரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మేల్కొన్నాను
మేల్కొని లేదా స్పృహలో ఉండటానికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
जागे करणे
जागृत किंवा जागरूक होण्याचे कारण
🇮🇳Gujarati
જાગવું
જાગૃત અથવા સભાન થવાનું કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಎಚ್ಚರವಾಯಿತು
ಎಚ್ಚರಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಗೃತರಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉണർന്നു
ഉണർന്നിരിക്കാനോ ബോധവാനാകാനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਾਗਣਾ
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
目を覚ます
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
kêu
nguyên nhân để trở nên tỉnh táo hoặc có ý thức
🇹🇭Thai
ตื่นแล้ว
ทำให้เกิดความตื่นตัวหรือมีสติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
membangunkan
menyebabkan menjadi terjaga atau sadar
🇵🇭Filipino
nagising
dahilan upang maging gising o matauhan
🇲🇾Malay
terjaga
menyebabkan terjaga atau sedar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استيقظ
سبب في أن تصبح مستيقظا أو واعيا
🇮🇷Persian
بیدار شدن
باعث بیداری یا هوشیاری شود
🇹🇷Turkish
uyandırmak
uyanık veya bilinçli olmaya neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהָעִיר
לגרום להיות ער או מודע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'waken'?
The primary meaning of 'waken' is 'cause to become awake or conscious'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'waken' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'waken' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'waken' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'waken' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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