waken

Meaning

1. (transitive) To wake or rouse from sleep.
2. (intransitive) To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.

Synonyms

wake

awaken

wake up

arouse

rouse

awake

come alive

get up

stir up

excite

hasten

invoke

kindle

promote

provoke

raise

stimulate

stir

suggest

activate

cause to wake

animate

awakened

bring around

call

call up

encourage

enkindle

evoke

Translations

despertar

se réveiller

éveiller

réveiller

αφυπνίζω

despertarse

acordar

despertar-se

svegliare

despertar

αφυπνίζομαι

أيقظ

destare

wecken

aufwecken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪkən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: waknen

Inherited from Old English: wæcnan

In summary

From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.