ALL meanings of wake
wake
W w - verb without object wake to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object wake to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams. 1
- verb without object wake to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation. 1
- verb without object wake to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you. 1
- verb without object wake to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return. 1
- verb without object wake to hold a wake over a corpse. 1
- verb without object wake to keep watch or vigil. 1
- verb with object wake to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up): Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock. 1
- verb with object wake to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often followed by up): The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions. 1
- verb with object wake to hold a wake for or over (a dead person). 1
- verb with object wake to keep watch or vigil over. 1
- noun wake 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 wake the path or course of anything that has passed or preceded: The tornado left ruin in its wake. 1
- idioms wake 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
- intransitive verb wake wake up, stir 1
- transitive verb wake wake up, rouse 1
- noun wake before funeral 1
- noun wake trail of a boat in water 1
- noun wake aftermath 1
- intransitive verb wake rise from the dead 1
- transitive verb wake raise from the dead 1
- noun wake Emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping. 1
- verb wake Wake up means the same as wake. 0
- countable noun wake The wake of a boat or other object moving in water is the track of waves that it makes behind it as it moves through the water. 0
- countable noun wake A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral. 0
- phrase wake If one thing follows in the wake of another, it happens after the other thing is over, often as a result of it. 0
- verb wake to rouse or become roused from sleep 0
- verb wake to rouse or become roused from inactivity 0
- verb wake to become conscious or aware 0
- verb wake to be or remain awake 0
- verb wake to arouse (feelings etc) 0
- verb wake to hold a wake over (a corpse) 0
- verb wake to keep watch over 0
- noun wake a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial 0
- noun wake (in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral 0
- noun wake the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches 0
- noun wake a solemn or ceremonial vigil 0
- noun wake an annual holiday in any of various towns in northern England, when the local factory or factories close, usually for a week or two weeks 0
- noun wake the state of being awake 0
- noun wake the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water 0
- noun wake the track or path left by anything that has passed 0
- intransitive verb wake to come out of sleep or a state like or suggestive of sleep, as a stupor or trance; awake 0
- intransitive verb wake to be or stay awake 0
- intransitive verb wake to become active or animated after inactivity or dormancy 0
- intransitive verb wake to become alert (to a realization, possibility, etc.) 0
- intransitive verb wake to keep watch or vigil; esp., to hold a wake over a corpse 0
- verb transitive wake to cause to wake from or as from sleep 0
- verb transitive wake to arouse, excite, or stir up (passions, etc.) or evoke (a sound, echo, etc.) 0
- verb transitive wake to keep watch or vigil over; esp., to hold a wake over (a corpse) 0
- noun wake a watch over or viewing of a corpse before burial, formerly often with festivities 0