wachen

Meaning

1. (weak) to be awake
2. (weak) to watch, to guard

Concepts

guard

be awake

watch over

wake

waked

waken

watch

observe

see

woken

look out

open one’s eyes wide

be on the lookout

lie in wait

spy

wake up

keep watch

stay up

behold

gaze

have a look

look

regard

take a look

view

Hyphenated as

wa‧chen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaχən/

Etymology

From Middle High German wachēn, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. Cognate to English wake.