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To emerge, or cause to emerge, from sleep
“When I wake in the morning, the picture beside my bed is usually the first thing I see.”
To cause to come back to life
“My snores were, by all accounts, loud enough to wake the dead.”
To cause to become alert to or aware of (something)
“If we couldn't wake them to the dangers of the new and escalating war, how could we manage to draw attention to a problem they had been avoiding?”
To become alert to or aware of
“So, instead of hoping the problem will go away, why don't we all wake up to what's going on around us.”
To arouse or trigger, especially feelings or emotions
“A joyous song was needed, one that would wake feelings of mirth and gladness in those who heard it.”
To enliven of invigorate
“I decided to listen to some lively music to wake me up.”
To inform someone in advance of a possible danger or problem
Plural for a formal observance of a body before a funeral
“This liberal provision of hospitality and other outlays made the wake and funeral a costly business.”
Plural for a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft
“Torpedoes powered by compressed air left a telltale wake in the water.”
Plural for that which happens after a given event
“In the wake of his triumphs at Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland, Napoleon emerged as the master of almost all western and central Europe.”
Plural for an instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours
Plural for a series of connected events or thoughts
Plural for a mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing
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