ALL meanings of woke
woke
W w - verb woke a simple past tense of wake1 . 1
- adjective woke actively aware of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those related to civil and human rights: In light of recent incidents of police brutality, it’s important to stay woke. He took one African American history class and now he thinks he’s woke. 1
- adjective woke aware of the facts, true situation, etc. (sometimes used facetiously): The moon landing was staged. Stay woke! A tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable. Stay woke. 1
- adjective woke awake: I had to drink lots of coffee this morning to stay woke. 1
- verb without object woke to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object woke to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams. 1
- verb without object woke to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation. 1
- verb without object woke to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you. 1
- verb without object woke to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return. 1
- verb without object woke to hold a wake over a corpse. 1
- verb without object woke to keep watch or vigil. 1
- verb with object woke 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 woke 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 woke to hold a wake for or over (a dead person). 1
- verb with object woke to keep watch or vigil over. 1
- noun woke a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose. 1
- noun woke a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking. 1
- noun woke 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 woke the state of being awake: between sleep and wake. 1
- noun woke Simple past tense and past participle of wake. 1
- noun woke Woke is the past tense of wake. 0
- adjective woke alert to social and political injustice (esp in the phrase stay woke) 0
- abbreviation WOKE wake1 0
- adjective woke (dialect, African American Vernacular or slang) Awake: not asleep. 0
- adjective woke (Slang) (African American Vernacular) Awake: alert, aware of what is going on. 0