(also wake up ) verb
1 stop being asleep
ADVERB
▪ early , late
▪
She had woken even earlier than usual.
▪ suddenly
▪ finally
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
She had just woken up from a deep sleep.
▪ to
▪
He woke to the sound of the sirens.
▪ with
▪
I woke with a jolt.
PHRASES
▪ ~ to find sth , ~ up to find sth
▪
Any minute now she'd ~ up to find herself at home safe in bed.
▪ ~ up with a start , ~ with a start
▪
She woke with a start from a terrible nightmare.
2 make sb stop sleeping
ADVERB
▪ gently
▪
I woke him gently.
VERB + WAKE
▪ be careful not to , not want to , try not to
▪
Be careful not to ~ the children!
Wake is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ neighbour