AWAKEN


Meaning of AWAKEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əweɪkən ]

( awakens, awakening, awakened)

1.

To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling. ( LITERARY )

The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.

VERB : V n

2.

When you awaken , or when something or someone awakens you, you wake up. ( LITERARY )

Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments...

He was snoring when Desmond awakened him.

= wake up

VERB : V , V n

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