awaken
To cause to become awakeTo cause to become awake.
» He was awoken by the noise.
Er wurde von dem Geräusch aufgeweckt.
Его разбудил шум.
Он был разбужен шумом.
Його розбудив гамір.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To cause to become awake.
aufwecken, wecken, erwachen
буди́тьbudítʹ, разбуди́тьrazbudítʹ, пробужда́тьprobuždátʹ
буди́тиbudýty, пробу́джуватиprobúdžuvaty, розбу́джуватиrozbúdžuvaty
cause to become awake or conscious
(intransitive)To stop sleeping; awake.
Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
aufwachen, erwachen, wach werden
просыпа́тьсяprosypátʹsja, просну́тьсяprosnútʹsja, пробужда́тьсяprobuždátʹsja
stop sleeping
(figuratively, transitive)To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.
(intransitive)Of something previously dormant, to become active.
To call to a sense of sin.
(figuratively, transitive)To cause to become aware.
make aware
(figuratively, intransitive)To become aware.
I suddenly awoke to the possibilities of the new invention.
Examples
78 sentencesHe was awoken by the noise.
Його розбудив гамір.
ruЕго разбудил шум.
deEr wurde von dem Geräusch aufgeweckt.
I was awakened at five o'clock.
Мене розбудили о п'ятій годині.
ruМеня разбудили в пять часов.
deIch wurde um fünf Uhr geweckt.
Tom was awakened by a knock on the door.
ruТома разбудил стук в дверь.
Tom was awoken by Mary singing in the next apartment.
ruТома разбудило пение Мэри в соседней квартире.
Tom was awakened by the ruckus.
ruТома разбудил шум.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- pluFrom 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, awakenedSynonyms
46 synonymsAntonyms
9 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle