waken

wak·en

W0011900 (wā′kən)v. wak·ened, wak·en·ing, wak·ens v.tr.1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me.2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir.3. To cause to be aware; alert or enlighten: The news wakened the king to his advisers' treachery.v.intr.1. To become awake; wake up: I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow. See Usage Note at wake¹.2. To become aware: wakened to the truth.

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[Middle English wakenen, from Old English wæcnan; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]

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wak′en·er n.

waken

(ˈweɪkən) vb (Physiology) to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state ˈwakener nUsage: See at wake¹

wak•en

(ˈweɪ kən)

v.t. 1. to rouse from sleep; wake. 2. to stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest. v.i. 3. to awake; awaken; wake. [before 900; Middle English waknen, Old English wæcnan, c. Old Norse vakna; akin to wake¹; see -en¹] wak′en•er, n.

waken

Past participle: wakened
Gerund: wakening

Imperative
waken
waken

Present
I waken
you waken
he/she/it wakens
we waken
you waken
they waken

Preterite
I wakened
you wakened
he/she/it wakened
we wakened
you wakened
they wakened

Present Continuous
I am wakening
you are wakening
he/she/it is wakening
we are wakening
you are wakening
they are wakening

Present Perfect
I have wakened
you have wakened
he/she/it has wakened
we have wakened
you have wakened
they have wakened

Past Continuous
I was wakening
you were wakening
he/she/it was wakening
we were wakening
you were wakening
they were wakening

Past Perfect
I had wakened
you had wakened
he/she/it had wakened
we had wakened
you had wakened
they had wakened

Future
I will waken
you will waken
he/she/it will waken
we will waken
you will waken
they will waken

Future Perfect
I will have wakened
you will have wakened
he/she/it will have wakened
we will have wakened
you will have wakened
they will have wakened

Future Continuous
I will be wakening
you will be wakening
he/she/it will be wakening
we will be wakening
you will be wakening
they will be wakening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wakening
you have been wakening
he/she/it has been wakening
we have been wakening
you have been wakening
they have been wakening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wakening
you will have been wakening
he/she/it will have been wakening
we will have been wakening
you will have been wakening
they will have been wakening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wakening
you had been wakening
he/she/it had been wakening
we had been wakening
you had been wakening
they had been wakening

Conditional
I would waken
you would waken
he/she/it would waken
we would waken
you would waken
they would waken

Past Conditional
I would have wakened
you would have wakened
he/she/it would have wakened
we would have wakened
you would have wakened
they would have wakened

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	waken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."awaken, wake up, 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"
	2.	waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"awake, come alive, wake, wake up, awaken, 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"

waken

verb1. awaken, wake, stir, wake up, stimulate, revive, awake, arouse, activate, animate, rouse, enliven, galvanize Have a cup of coffee to waken you.2. wake up, come to, get up, awake, awaken, be roused, come awake I dozed off and I only wakened when she came in.
wake up fall asleep, go to sleep, sleep, nap, doze, slumber, snooze (informal), repose, lie dormant, be inactive

waken

verb1. To cease sleeping:arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, stir, wake.2. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion):arouse, awake, awaken, kindle, raise, rouse, stir (up).

Translations

睡醒

wake¹

(weik) – past tense woke (wouk) (rare) waked: past participle woken (ˈwoukən) , (rare) waked – verb to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep. He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you? 睡醒，喚醒 醒，唤醒 ˈwakeful adjective1. not asleep; not able to sleep. a wakeful child. 醒著的 醒着的2. (of a night) in which one gets little sleep. We spent a wakeful night worrying about her. 失眠的 不眠的ˈwakefully adverb 醒著地，睡不著地，失眠地 睡不著地ˈwakefulness noun 醒著，無法入睡，失眠 失眠ˈwaken verb to wake. What time are you going to waken him?; I wakened early. 睡醒 睡醒wake up1. to wake. Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night. 醒來 醒来2. to become aware of. It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough. 覺醒 觉醒