wak ‧ en /ˈweɪkən/ BrE AmE ( also waken up ) verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæcnian ]
literary to wake up, or to wake someone up:
She gently wakened the sleeping child.
wak ‧ en /ˈweɪkən/ BrE AmE ( also waken up ) verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæcnian ]
literary to wake up, or to wake someone up:
She gently wakened the sleeping child.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012