wake-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weyk uhp]
- /weɪk ʌp/
- /weɪk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyk uhp]
- /weɪk ʌp/

Definitions of wake-up word

noun wake-up a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose. 1
noun wake-up a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking. 1
noun wake-up a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance. 1
noun wake-up the state of being awake: between sleep and wake. 1
adjective wake-up serving to wake one from sleep: Tell the front desk you want a wake-up call. 1
adjective wake-up serving to arouse or alert: a wake-up call on the problems of pollution. 1

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Origin of wake-up

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase wake up

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Parts of speech for Wake-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wake-up

wake-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.