waken
To wake or rouse from sleepTo wake or rouse from sleep.
» We were wakened by the whistle of the steam locomotive at dawn.
На рассвете нас разбудил свисток локомотива.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To wake or rouse from sleep.
(intransitive)To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
- cause to become awake or conscious
- stop sleeping
Examples
4 sentencesWe were wakened by the whistle of the steam locomotive at dawn.
ruНа рассвете нас разбудил свисток локомотива.
You should've wakened me.
deDu hättest mich wecken sollen.
I was wakened by a beam of light shining through my window.
ruМеня разбудил луч света, проникший через окно.
deIch wurde von einem Lichtstrahl geweckt, der durch mein Fenster schien.
I didn't expect you to be waken up so early in the morning.
Origin
From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.
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Forms
wakens, wakening, wakened, wakenedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
4 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