Dutch Meaning of wake

wakker maken

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Definitions and Meaning of wake in English

Wordnet

wake (n)

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

Wordnet

wake (v)

be awake, be alert, be there

stop sleeping

arouse or excite feelings and passions

make aware of

cause to become awake or conscious

Webster

wake (n.)

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.

The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.

An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.

Webster

wake (v. i.)

To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.

To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.

To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

Webster

wake (v. t.)

To rouse from sleep; to awake.

To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.

To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

FAQs About the word wake

wakker maken

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