Definition of woken in English

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woken, verb, past participle of wake (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: wakes
wake - a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
		viewing
wake - the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
		backwash
wake - an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
		Wake Island, Wake
		pacific, pacific ocean the largest ocean in the world
wake - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
		aftermath, backwash
Verb wakes, waking, woken
wake - be awake, be alert, be there
		catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber, sleep be asleep
		stay up, sit up not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"
wake - make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
		alert, alarm warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
wake - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
		awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
		cause to sleep make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		reawaken awaken once again
		bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
		call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
wake - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
		wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken
		dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
		catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber, sleep be asleep
		change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
wake - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
		inflame, stir up, ignite, heat, fire up
		enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
		ferment cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

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Wiktionary

wake (Noun)
A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.
wake (Noun)
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
wake (Noun)
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
wake (Noun)
The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.
wake (Noun)
A number of vultures assembled together.
wake (Verb)
Often followed by up To stop sleeping.
wake (Verb)
Often followed by up To make somebody stop sleeping.
wake (Verb)
To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

wake (n.)
The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.
wake (v. i.)
To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.
wake (v. i.)
To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
wake (v. i.)
To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.
wake (v. i.)
To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
wake (v. t.)
To rouse from sleep; to awake.
wake (v. t.)
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
wake (v. t.)
To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.
wake (v. t.)
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
wake (n.)
The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.
wake (n.)
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
wake (n.)
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
wake (n.)
The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

wake
A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.
wake
To stop sleeping.
wake
To make someone stop sleeping.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

wake
houaiche, the print or track impressed by the course of a ship on the surface of the water. It is formed by the re-union of the body of water, which was separated by the ship’s bottom whilst moving through it and may be seen to a considerable distance behind the stern, as smoother than the rest of the sea. Hence it is usually observed by the compass, to discover the angle of LEE-WAY.
A ship is said to be in the wake, dans l’eau, of another, when she follows her on the same track, or on a line supposed to be formed on the continuation of her keel. Thus the ships a b, fig. 11. and a b, fig. 7. plate V. are all in the wake of the foremost b. See the article LINE.
Two distant objects observed at sea are called in the wake of each other, when the view of the farthest is intercepted by the nearest; so that the observer’s eye and the two objects are all placed upon the same right line.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

wake
The transient, generally smooth, track impressed on the surface-water by a ship's progress. Its bearing is usually observed by the compass to discover the angle of lee-way. A ship is said to be in the wake of another, when she follows her upon the same track. Two distant objects observed at sea are termed in the wake of each other, when the view of the farthest off is intercepted by the one that is nearer. (See CROSSING A SHIP'S WAKE.)

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

wake
A country feast, commonly on the anniversary of the tutelar saint of the village, that is, the saint to whom the parish church is dedicated. Also a custom of watching the dead, called Late Wake, in use both in Ireland and Wales, where the corpse being deposited under a table, with a plate of salt on its breast, the table is covered with liquor of all sorts; and the guests, particularly, the younger part of them, amuse themselves with all kinds of pastimes and recreations: the consequence is generally more than replacing the departed friend.