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wake
1[ weyk ]
verb (used without object)
- to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ).
Antonyms: sleep
- to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken:
to wake from one's daydreams.
- to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken:
to wake to the true situation.
- to be or continue to be awake:
Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
- to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.:
I will wake until you return.
- to hold a wake over a corpse.
- to keep watch or vigil.
verb (used with object)
- to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ):
Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock.
Synonyms: arouse
- to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often followed by up ):
The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
- to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
- to keep watch or vigil over.
noun
- 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.
- a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance.
- the state of being awake:
between sleep and wake.
wake
2[ weyk ]
noun
- the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water:
The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- the path or course of anything that has passed or preceded:
The tornado left ruin in its wake.
wake
1/ weɪk /
noun
- the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water
- the track or path left by anything that has passed
wrecked houses in the wake of the hurricane
wake
2/ weɪk /
verb
- often foll by up to rouse or become roused from sleep
- often foll by up to rouse or become roused from inactivity
- intr; often foll by to or up to to become conscious or aware
at last he woke to the situation
- intr to be or remain awake
- tr to arouse (feelings etc)
- dialect.to hold a wake over (a corpse)
- archaic.to keep watch over
- wake up and smell the coffee informal.to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation
noun
- a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial
- (in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral
- the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches
- a solemn or ceremonial vigil
- usually plural an annual holiday in any of various towns in northern England, when the local factory or factories close, usually for a week or two weeks
- rare.the state of being awake
wake
- A funeral celebration, common in Ireland , at which the participants stay awake all night keeping watch over the body of the dead person before burial. A wake traditionally involves a good deal of feasting and drinking.
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈwaker, noun
Other Words From
- waker noun
- half-waking adjective
- un·waked adjective
- un·waking adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wake1
Origin of wake2
Word History and Origins
Origin of wake1
Origin of wake2
Idioms and Phrases
- in the wake of,
- as a result of:
An investigation followed in the wake of the scandal.
- succeeding; following:
in the wake of the pioneers.
More idioms and phrases containing wake
- in the wake of
- to wake the dead
Example Sentences
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, this number can certainly be expected to increase, as this spring’s primaries have indicated.
A separate study I conducted of newspaper coverage in the wake of the 2016 election found that about a third of news stories and op-eds argued that Clinton lost because of her focus on identity politics.
That’s according to a working paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in May, that looks at how violent crimes by veterans increased after overseas deployment began in the wake of the attacks on the Twin Towers.
The US’s declining stature in the wake of the pandemic is accelerating two global political trends that have emerged in the last five years.
Supply chains across industries are going through an unprecedented global disruption in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic which has shuttered airports, seaports and hampered the movement of goods and people around the world.
That is why The Daily Beast stands with Charlie Hebdo and published their controversial covers in the wake of the attack.
In the wake of this turmoil, the New York Post reported that the police had stopped policing.
However, we have just had a necessary wake-up call that all is not as secure as we believed.
The newly free country struggled to maintain order in the wake of independence, but it was woefully unprepared.
In the wake of the verdicts in Ferguson and New York City, many of us are still sore with emotion.
The latter gentleman was wondering whether he had fallen into a dream that he should wake up from in the morning.
And a little later we, too, left the post, following in the dusty wake of the paymaster's wagon and its mounted escort.
As the impressive progress continued the revellers ceased their revels and followed in the wake of Aristide.
Woman—Thou beest a sound sleeper—Wake up, and see to thy bairn, and I will gie thee both a good breakfast.
Again his rage touched my admiration; but I got him away before he made enough noise to wake the whole Camp.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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