wake
Meaning of wake
verb
- emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.
she woke up feeling better
I woke him gently
- hold a vigil beside (someone who has died).
we waked Jim last night
- 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
- 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
wakes weeks
Old English (recorded only in the past tense wōc ), also partly from the weak verb wacian ‘remain awake, hold a vigil’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waken and German wachen ; compare with watch.
noun
a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft.
late 15th century (denoting a track made by a person or thing): probably via Middle Low German from Old Norse vǫk, vaka ‘hole or opening in ice’.
Information about wake
- The plural form of wake is: wakes.
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Hyphenation of wake
wake
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- wake is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wake synonyms
Meaning aftermath:
Meaning Wake Island:
Meaning backwash:
Meaning viewing:
Meaning wake up:
Meaning inflame:
Meaning awaken:
Meaning move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:
Meaning (of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent:
Meaning the water or air disturbed by a moving boat or aircraft:
Meaning a current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine:
Meaning violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid:
Meaning a long thin part or line stretching behind or hanging down from something:
Meaning a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading:
Meaning a mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing:
wake antonyms
Meaning be in a state of sleep; be asleep:
Translation of wake
- Spanish: duelo, despertarse, despertar
- German: aufwachen, erwachen, aufwecken, wecken
- Portuguese: acordar
- Italian: svegliarsi, svegliare
- French: réveiller
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Words that rhyme with wake
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