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a·wak·en A0551500 (ə-wā′kən)v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens v.intr.1. To wake up: I awakened at 6:00 am.2. To become aware of something: He finally awakened to the fact that he was wrong.v.tr.1. To cause to wake up: A barking dog awakened me during the night.2. To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten: The news awakened her to the truth.3. To stir up or produce (a memory or feeling, for example): Her new job awakened in her a sense of responsibility. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English āwæcnian : ā-, on, up; see a-2 + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.] a·wak′en·er n.a•wak•en (əˈweɪ kən) v.t., v.i. to waken. [before 900; Middle English awak(e)nen, Old English awæcnian, earlier onwæcnian; see a-, waken] a•wak′en•er, n. awaken Past participle: awakened Gerund: awakening
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I awaken | you awaken | he/she/it awakens | we awaken | you awaken | they awaken |
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I awakened | you awakened | he/she/it awakened | we awakened | you awakened | they awakened |
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I am awakening | you are awakening | he/she/it is awakening | we are awakening | you are awakening | they are awakening |
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I have awakened | you have awakened | he/she/it has awakened | we have awakened | you have awakened | they have awakened |
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I was awakening | you were awakening | he/she/it was awakening | we were awakening | you were awakening | they were awakening |
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I had awakened | you had awakened | he/she/it had awakened | we had awakened | you had awakened | they had awakened |
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I will awaken | you will awaken | he/she/it will awaken | we will awaken | you will awaken | they will awaken |
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I will have awakened | you will have awakened | he/she/it will have awakened | we will have awakened | you will have awakened | they will have awakened |
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I will be awakening | you will be awakening | he/she/it will be awakening | we will be awakening | you will be awakening | they will be awakening |
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I have been awakening | you have been awakening | he/she/it has been awakening | we have been awakening | you have been awakening | they have been awakening |
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I will have been awakening | you will have been awakening | he/she/it will have been awakening | we will have been awakening | you will have been awakening | they will have been awakening |
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I had been awakening | you had been awakening | he/she/it had been awakening | we had been awakening | you had been awakening | they had been awakening |
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I would awaken | you would awaken | he/she/it would awaken | we would awaken | you would awaken | they would awaken |
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I would have awakened | you would have awakened | he/she/it would have awakened | we would have awakened | you would have awakened | they would have awakened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | awaken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."wake up, waken, rouse, wake, arousereawaken - awaken once againbring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"cause to sleep - make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep" | | 2. | awaken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, arousechange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 3. | awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
awakenverb1. stimulate, excite, provoke, activate, alert, animate, fan, stir up, incite, kick-start (informal), enliven, kindle, breathe life into, call forth, vivify The aim was to awaken an interest in foreign cultures.2. awake, wake, wake up, revive, arouse, rouse He was snoring when I awakened him.awakenverb1. To cease sleeping:arouse, awake, rouse, stir, wake, waken.2. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion):arouse, awake, kindle, raise, rouse, stir (up), waken.Translationsawake (əˈweik) – past tense awoke (əˈwouk) : past participles aˈwaked ~aˈwoken – verb to wake from sleep. He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly. 喚醒,醒來 唤醒,醒来 adjective not asleep. Is he awake? 醒著的 醒着的aˈwaken verb1. to awake. I was awakened by the song of the birds. 喚醒 唤醒2. to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc). His interest was awakened by the lecture. 引發 产生,引起 awaken
rude awakeningThe shocking instance of learning the unpleasant or unwelcome truth about a situation. We had a rude awakening when the waiter brought us the bill and we saw how much we had spent on dinner and drinks.See also: awaken, rudeawake(n) fromTo rouse from something (often sleep). Today, I was awoken from my sleep by my neighbor's barking dog. Awake from your daydreams, class, it's time to talk about the periodic table.a rude awakening COMMON If you have had a rude awakening, you have been forced to realize the unpleasant truth about something. Such details as have emerged about the new economic package suggest that these citizens are indeed in for a rude awakening. Johnson was confident he could make a quick profit. But, instead of quick profits, he got a rude awakening.See also: awaken, rudea rude awakening a sudden realization of the true (bad) state of affairs, having previously been under the illusion that everything was satisfactory. 2004 The New Farm It must have been a rude awakening for the world powers when upstart Third-World countries began to flex their collective muscle. See also: awaken, rudea rude aˈwakening (written) a sudden, unexpected discovery of an unpleasant fact, truth, etc: If he thinks that the exam’s going to be easy, he’s going to get a rude awakening.See also: awaken, rudeEncyclopediaSeeAwakeningMedicalSeeawakeawaken
Synonyms for awakenverb stimulateSynonyms- stimulate
- excite
- provoke
- activate
- alert
- animate
- fan
- stir up
- incite
- kick-start
- enliven
- kindle
- breathe life into
- call forth
- vivify
verb awakeSynonyms- awake
- wake
- wake up
- revive
- arouse
- rouse
Synonyms for awakenverb to cease sleepingSynonyms- arouse
- awake
- rouse
- stir
- wake
- waken
verb to induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion)Synonyms- arouse
- awake
- kindle
- raise
- rouse
- stir
- waken
Synonyms for awakenverb cause to become awake or consciousSynonyms- wake up
- waken
- rouse
- wake
- arouse
Related Words- reawaken
- bring to
- bring back
- bring round
- bring around
- call
- alter
- change
- modify
Antonymsverb stop sleepingSynonyms- awake
- come alive
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- arouse
Related Wordsverb make awareRelated Words |