in the wake of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in stressed th ee weyk uhv, ov]
- /ɪn stressed ði weɪk ʌv, ɒv/
- /ɪn ðə weɪk əv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee weyk uhv, ov]
- /ɪn stressed ði weɪk ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of in the wake of words

noun in the wake of the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness. 1
noun in the wake of the path or course of anything that has passed or preceded: The tornado left ruin in its wake. 1
idioms in the wake of in the wake of, as a result of: An investigation followed in the wake of the scandal. succeeding; following: in the wake of the pioneers. 1
preposition in the wake of following 1
noun in the wake of following directly or close behind 0
noun in the wake of following as a consequence 0

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Origin of in the wake of

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; < Middle Low German, Dutch wake, or Old Norse vǫk hole in the ice

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Parts of speech for In the wake of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for in the wake of

adj in the wake of

backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
rearward — Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear.
posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
tail — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.

All 51 Synonyms of in the wake of

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adj in the wake of

front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.

All 6 Antonyms of in the wake of

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adj in the wake of

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adj in the wake of

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