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awake — awake, awaken, wake, waken 1. forms. Although the history of these words, and in particular of the various forms of past tense and past participle, is highly complex (see the OED entry), in current use awake and wake can be paired as strong verbs … Modern English usage
awaken — awake, awaken, wake, waken 1. forms. Although the history of these words, and in particular of the various forms of past tense and past participle, is highly complex (see the OED entry), in current use awake and wake can be paired as strong verbs … Modern English usage
wake, awake, awaken, waken — Our language has several verbs to express waking from sleep and waking someone from sleep. Awake awaked and awake awoke are correct, of course, but somewhat formal: I awoke him. Awaken awakened awakened is even more formal than awake: I awakened… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
awaken — See awake, awaken See wake, awake, awaken, waken … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
awake — See awake, awaken See wake, awake, awaken, waken … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
awaken — Synonyms and related words: alert, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, become alive to, become aware of, become conscious of, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, break the spell, burst the bubble, call forth, call… … Moby Thesaurus
Awaken — Awake A*wake , v. t. [imp. {Awoke}, {Awaked}; p. p. {Awaked}; (Obs.) {Awaken}, {Awoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaking}. The form {Awoke} is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[=o]c), and [=a]wacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Awake — A*wake , v. t. [imp. {Awoke}, {Awaked}; p. p. {Awaked}; (Obs.) {Awaken}, {Awoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaking}. The form {Awoke} is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[=o]c), and [=a]wacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
awaken — (v.) O.E. awæcnan (intrans.), to spring into being, arise, originate, also, less often, to wake up; earlier onwæcnan, from A (Cf. a ) (1) on + wæcnan (see WAKEN (Cf. waken)). Transitive meaning to rouse from sleep is recorded from 1510s;… … Etymology dictionary
awake — [adj] conscious; alert alive, aroused, attentive, awakened, aware, cognizant, excited, heedful, knowing, observant, on guard, roused, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful; concepts 402,406 Ant. asleep, unconscious awake [v1] become alert or cause… … New thesaurus
