wake

verb
/ˈweɪ̯k/

(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

Example

“I woke up at four o'clock this morning.”

Other meanings

(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
“The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.”
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

Synonyms

arouse
come alive

Example sentences

“The phone doesn't usually wake me up.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The fire left nothing but ashes in its wake.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "wacan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wake” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.