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to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: They were awakened by the sound of gunfire. I awakened at dawn to find him beside me. Synonyms. awake literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse. wake (someone) up (STOP SLEEPING) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious. anti-sleep.
ə-ˈwā-kə- ; awakens. Synonyms of awaken. transitive + intransitive. : awake. He was awakened by a knock at the door. I awakened from a deep sleep. She awakened to the smell of bacon and eggs. news that the long-dormant volcano is now awakening. a new generation awakening to the importance of political action.
verb [ I or T ] literary uk / əˈweɪ.k ə n / us / əˈweɪ.k ə n / Add to word list. to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: They were awakened by the sound of gunfire. I awakened at dawn to find him beside me. Synonyms. awake literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse. wake (someone) up (STOP SLEEPING)
What to Know. The verbs awake and awaken both mean "to rise from sleep." The most common inflections of awake are the past tense awoke ('she awoke suddenly') and the past participle awoken ('she was awoken suddenly').
Definition of awaken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ I or T ] literary uk / əˈweɪ.k ə n / us / əˈweɪ.k ə n /. to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: They were awakened by the sound of gunfire. I awakened at dawn to find him beside me. Synonyms. awake literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse.
a·wak en·er noun. re a·wak en verb. well -a·wak ened adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of awaken 1. before 900; Middle English awak ( e ) nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a- 1, waken. Discover More. Example Sentences.
1. verb. To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling. [literary] The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures. [VERB noun] 2. ergative verb. When you awaken to a fact or when someone awakens you to it, you become aware of it. [literary]
1. : to cease sleeping : to wake up. She awoke late that morning. The next day we awoke to the sound of drums. Sarah Ferrell. 2. : to become aroused or active again. when the volcano awoke. 3. : to become conscious or aware of something. awoke to the possibilities.
To awaken someone is to wake them up. You might awaken your roommate accidentally by practicing your tap dance routine in the kitchen. You can awaken another person, and a noise or the smell of pancakes or a scary dream can all awaken you from a deep sleep.
