wake — to stop sleeping and become alert
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to stop sleeping and become alert
Pronunciation (IPA): /weɪk/
Korean meaning: 잠에서 깨다, 일어나다
Korean pronunciation: 웨이크 (강세: 웨이크)
Example Sentences
- My cat has a talent for waking me up at 3 AM by stepping on my face.
- I need three alarm clocks to wake up in the morning.
- In the wake of the storm, many trees were fallen.
wake
VERB//weɪk//
to stop sleeping and become alert
💡 Concept
A woman gently wakes up in her sunlit bedroom
🎵 Rhyme
When dawn's light hits the lake, from sleep you wake!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/weɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/weɪk/
🌳Etymology
Rootwake
Origin
From Old English 'wacan' meaning 'to wake up or arise,' related to Proto-Germanic '*wakanan.' The word is connected to the concept of becoming aware or alert from sleep.
🎵Rhyme
maketakebreakcakelake
make
take
break
cake
lake
🔗Collocations
wake up
wake someone up
in the wake of
wake call
wide awake
wake the dead
follow in someone's wake
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat has a talent for waking me up at 3 AM by stepping on my face.”
😄 Fun example
“I need three alarm clocks to wake up in the morning.”
“In the wake of the storm, many trees were fallen.”
“She wakes up early to exercise before work.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
awakenrousestirariseget up
Antonyms
sleepdozeslumber
Related
alarmmorningconsciousalertdrowsy
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