WAKEN


Meaning of WAKEN in English

/ ˈweɪkən; NAmE / verb ( formal )

1.

waken (sb) (up) to wake, or make sb wake, from sleep :

[ v ]

The child had just wakened.

[ vn ]

I was wakened by a knock at the door.

➡ note at awake

2.

[ vn ] to make sb remember sth or feel sth again :

The dream wakened a forgotten memory.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English wæcnan be aroused , of Germanic origin; related to the verb wake .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.