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    wake
    /weɪk/

    verb

    • 1. emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping: "she woke up feeling better" Similar awakeawakenwaken (up)rouseOpposite sleepfall asleep
    • 2. hold a vigil beside (someone who has died): dialect Irish, North American "we waked Jim last night"

    noun

    • 1. a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances: "he was attending a friend's wake"
    • 2. an annual festival and holiday held in some parts of northern England, originally one held in a rural parish on the feast day of the patron saint of the church: "his workers absented themselves for the local wakes"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWAKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WAKE definition: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. the waves that a moving…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wakeWake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to stand watch over (someone or something) especially : to hold a wake over. 2. a. : to rouse from or as if from sleep : awake, wake up.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWAKE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WAKE meaning: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. the waves that a moving…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › wakeWAKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose. a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › wakeWake - definition of wake by The Free Dictionary

    1. To cause to come out of sleep; awaken. 2. To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities. 3. To make aware; alert or enlighten: The report woke me to the facts of the matter. n. 1. A gathering of people in the presence of the body of a deceased person in order to honor the person and console one another.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionwake verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of wake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wakeWake - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    verb. arouse or excite feelings and passions. synonyms: fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up. see more. noun. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward. “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › wakewake | meaning of wake in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    wake meaning, definition, what is wake: to stop sleeping, or to make someone sto...: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWAKE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    WAKE meaning: 1. to stop sleeping or to make someone else stop sleeping: 2. after something has happened, and…. Learn more.

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