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a·wak·en
(ə-wā′kən)v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens
v.intr.
1. To wake up: I awakened at 6:00 am.
2. To become aware of something: He finally awakened to the fact that he was wrong.
v.tr.
1. To cause to wake up: A barking dog awakened me during the night.
2. To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten: The news awakened her to the truth.
3. To stir up or produce (a memory or feeling, for example): Her new job awakened in her a sense of responsibility. See Usage Note at wake1.
[Middle English awakenen, from Old English āwæcnian : ā-, on, up; see a-2 + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.]
a·wak′en·er n.
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a•wak•en
(əˈweɪ kən)v.t., v.i.
to waken.
a•wak′en•er, n.
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awaken
Past participle: awakened
Gerund: awakening
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| Verb | 1. |  awaken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cause to sleep - make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep" |
| 2. |  awaken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 3. |  awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" |
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awaken
verb
1. stimulate, excite, provoke, activate, alert, animate, fan, stir up, incite, kick-start (informal), enliven, kindle, breathe life into, call forth, vivify The aim was to awaken an interest in foreign cultures.
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awaken
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Translations
يُثير المَشاعِريُفَيقُيوقِظ
probuditvzbuditpodnítit
vækkevågne
herätäherättää
buditi
vakna/vekja til meîvitundarvekja
目が覚める起きる
잠에서 깨다
vakna
ปลุก ทำให้ตื่น
uyandırmakuyanmak
đánh thức
awaken
[əˈweɪkən]B. VI (also to awaken from sleep) → despertar
to awaken from one's illusions → desilusionarse, quitarse las ilusiones
to awaken to a danger → darse cuenta de un peligro
to awaken from one's illusions → desilusionarse, quitarse las ilusiones
to awaken to a danger → darse cuenta de un peligro
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
awaken
[əˈweɪkən] (literary) vi
to awaken to sth (= become aware of) → prendre conscience de qch
(= wake up) → s'éveiller
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
awake
(əˈweik) – past tense awoke (əˈwouk) : past participles aˈwaked ~aˈwoken – verb to wake from sleep. He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.
adjective not asleep. Is he awake?
aˈwaken verb1. to awake. I was awakened by the song of the birds.
2. to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc). His interest was awakened by the lecture.
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awaken
→ يُفَيقُ probudit (se) vække aufwecken ξυπνώ κάποιον despertar herätä réveiller buditi svegliarsi 目が覚める 잠에서 깨다 wakker worden våkne obudzić się despertar будить vakna ปลุก ทำให้ตื่น uyanmak đánh thức 唤醒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009