wachen
Meaning
- (weak) to be awake
- (weak) to watch, to guard
Concepts
be awake
be on the lookout
open one’s eyes wide
Synonyms
Wache schieben
heimlich beobachten
wach bleiben
Wache stehen
Schmiere stehen
sich behaupten
übermalen
bettelarm
auf sein
Wache halten
ansehen, anblicken, blicken, schauen, zuschauen
blicken, schauen, zuschauen, anblicken, ansehen
nicht schlafen
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaχən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. Cognate to English wake.
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