Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To cause to become awake.

    aufwecken, wecken, erwachen

    буди́тьbudítʹ, разбуди́тьrazbudítʹ, пробужда́тьprobuždátʹ

    буди́тиbudýty, пробу́джуватиprobúdžuvaty, розбу́джуватиrozbúdžuvaty

    cause to become awake or conscious

  2. (intransitive)To stop sleeping; awake.

    Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.

    aufwachen, erwachen, wach werden

    просыпа́тьсяprosypátʹsja, просну́тьсяprosnútʹsja, пробужда́тьсяprobuždátʹsja

    stop sleeping

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.

    Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!

    We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.

  4. (intransitive)Of something previously dormant, to become active.

  5. To call to a sense of sin.

  6. (figuratively, transitive)To cause to become aware.

    make aware

  7. (figuratively, intransitive)To become aware.

    I suddenly awoke to the possibilities of the new invention.

Examples

78 sentences
  1. He was awoken by the noise.

    Його розбудив гамір.

    ruЕго разбудил шум.

    deEr wurde von dem Geräusch aufgeweckt.

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  2. I was awakened at five o'clock.

    Мене розбудили о п'ятій годині.

    ruМеня разбудили в пять часов.

    deIch wurde um fünf Uhr geweckt.

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  3. Tom was awakened by a knock on the door.

    ruТома разбудил стук в дверь.

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  4. Tom was awoken by Mary singing in the next apartment.

    ruТома разбудило пение Мэри в соседней квартире.

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  5. Tom was awakened by the ruckus.

    ruТома разбудил шум.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
transitive: to cause to become awake:
Русский
By meaning 2
transitive: to cause to become awake:
intransitive: to stop sleeping:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
transitive: to cause to become awake:
transitive: to cause to become conscious:
intransitive: to stop sleeping:

Origin

From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- plu

From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- plus wæcnan or wæcnian.

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Forms

awakens, awakening, awakened, awakened
Base formawaken · to awaken
3rd person singularawakens
Present participleawakening
Past simpleawakened
Past participleawakened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyawaken
he, she, itawakens

Past simpleLesson

all personsawakened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave awakened
he, she, ithas awakened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill awaken

Synonyms

46 synonyms

Antonyms

9 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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