rouserouse /raʊz/ verb [transitive] 
His banging roused the neighbours.rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.2to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do itrouse yourself She roused herself stiffly from her chair.rouse somebody to something/to do something a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action3to make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear: We don’t want to rouse any suspicions.rouse somebody to something Paul strode forward, roused to anger.
WORD ORIGINrouse
Origin:
1400-1500 Perhaps from Old French ruser; ➔ RUSH1VERB TABLE
rouse
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rouse |
| he, she, it | rouses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | roused |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have roused |
| he, she, it | has roused | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had roused |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rouse |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have roused |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rousing |
| he, she, it | is rousing | |
| you, we, they | are rousing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rousing |
| you, we, they | were rousing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rousing |
| he, she, it | has been rousing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rousing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rousing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rousing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Around 2 a.m., I was roused by the sound of screaming.
- He found Paula fast asleep in bed, and nothing would rouse her.
- I was roused from my sleep the sound of a door banging shut.
- Kemp's speech roused the crowd to cheers.
- The project is a NASA scheme to rouse interest in science and space.
- It rouses far-off memories of infancy, of being handled and given comfort.
- Outside the sealed city, the advent of the round ship Adorno roused the kingdom.
- Some left couches of sickness, roused to new strength at the call to arms.
- Then they roused themselves, surprised that some one was actually going to use the microphone.
- This is fine, provided you are able to rouse yourself again for dinner!
- What sounds like a distant waterfall rouses me from sleep in the early morning.
Longman Language Activatorto make someone stop sleeping
· Be quiet or you'll wake my parents.· We were woken by a loud banging on the door.· He shook her arm to try and wake her.wake somebody up · The alarm clock woke me up at 8 o'clock.· Why didn't you wake me up this morning? I was late for work.wake up somebody · They were making enough noise to wake up the whole street!wake up! spoken (=what you say to someone when you want to stop them sleeping) · Come on honey, wake up! You'll be late!
to accidentally wake someone who is sleeping, by making a noise or movement: · I got undressed in the bathroom to avoid disturbing her.· I hope my snoring won't disturb you too much.
formal to wake someone with difficulty because they are sleeping very deeply: · He found Paula fast asleep in bed, and nothing would rouse her.rouse somebody from their sleep/slumbers: · I was roused from my sleep by the sound of a door banging shut.
to wake someone up and make them get out of their bed: · Go and get your brother up. It's time for him to go to work.· Did you get me up just to tell me that?· I'm sorry for calling so early - I hope I didn't get you out of bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1 formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply: A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream. (=in which people show a lot of approval in a noisy way)· She received an enthusiastic reception.
(=making people feel excited and eager to do something)· Thousands of people were inspired by his stirring speeches.
(=a noisy welcome that shows approval)· The audience gave the band a rousing welcome.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· It may have been the horse that roused me from my sleep.· Rockford is roused from his sleep by Los Angeles' finest, handcuffed and hauled to the precinct.· Hours later Paige was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder.· What sounds like a distant waterfall rouses me from sleep in the early morning.
VERB· Now she did not even wish to try, for fear of rousing up something terrible.· Disappointed, they may revert to leaving him alone before trying to rouse him again a few hours or days later.· We tried to rouse him but to no effect.· He tried to rouse Stephen but, unable to, came down to tell us.· How many times had she reached out to him, trying to rouse the passion they used to share?· After trying in vain to rouse it, she stuffed it back in her pocket.
His banging roused the neighbours.rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.2to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do itrouse yourself She roused herself stiffly from her chair.rouse somebody to something/to do something a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action3to make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear: We don’t want to rouse any suspicions.rouse somebody to something Paul strode forward, roused to anger.