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noun

Definition of wakenext
as in consciousness

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verb

ˈwāk How to pronounce wake (audio)
1
as in to awaken
to cause to stop sleeping my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife

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2
as in to awake
to cease to be asleep I woke with a start when the door slammed

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3
as in to warn
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving

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Recent Examples of wake
Noun
Rescue operations and clean-up crews are still working in the wake of last week’s devastating debris avalanche and floods in Nepal and Tibet. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 Researchers are analyzing the whole genomes of diverse species to find out how organisms manage not only to survive such a potentially lethal event, but also to thrive and adapt in its wake. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
The 30-30-30 method calls for eating 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking, followed by 30 minutes of low-intensity movement. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 The protocol calls for eating 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking, followed by 30 minutes of low-to-moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
  1. consciousness
  2. awaken
  3. awake
  4. warn
  5. wakefulness
  6. rouse
  7. alert
Noun
  • The former Arsenal man had been playing for Lyon in France’s top flight for the past three years, on the fringes of most people’s footballing consciousnesses.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • It’s well known that psychedelics such as LSD can spark psychotic breaks, but meditation can produce altered states of consciousness almost as powerful as those induced by psychedelics.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of consciousness
Verb
  • The film starts in Paris but Taro’s story begins in her native Leipzig in 1932, where Gerta Pohorylle, as she is then known, is a young woman whose political conscience is awakened by the rise of fascism.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The group uncovers betrayal within its own ranks and faces a battle for the fate of the world, ultimately awakening their true powers and restoring peace, though a new threat emerges quietly in the shadows.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of awaken
Verb
  • Back in 2018, Tarantino reportedly awoke in the middle of the night to find two burglars inside his home.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Alice gets to keep her leg, albeit with extensive scarring, and Anna does her best to forget about the sacrificial part of the pact until she is awoken one night by a noise downstairs.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of awake
Verb
  • Friends warned that leaving Manhattan for a Kentucky hillside would be literary suicide.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As part of his 2021 pandemic relief package, Biden provided $1,400 payments to most Americans, which Strain had warned at the time would spark inflation.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of warn
Noun
  • Orexins help regulate wakefulness, as well as attention, motivation and the brain’s reward system.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But in people with narcolepsy, such boundaries become blurred, allowing elements of sleep to intrude into wakefulness in varying ways.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of wakefulness
Verb
  • Where else, after all, but at one’s alma mater can a 40-year-old do a keg stand to rousing applause?
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The tennis ace stepped behind the club’s plush bar to serve his signature drink, Fritzy Spicy Margarita, and welcomed invitees with a rousing toast.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of rouse
Verb
  • As a precaution, the Sacramento State Police Department sent out an emergency notification alerting the campus community of the situation and advising them to avoid parking structure while officers investigated.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the defect in certain vehicles could fail to alert the driver about the low tire pressure, raising the risk of a collision.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
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