Wake

//weɪk//

Synonyms for "wake" (258 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (52)

Verb(23 words)

awaken rouse arouse awake wake up waken ignite inflame stir up stir watch bewake get up quicken abet abraid actuate animate arise bring about

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bring down bring round call

aftermath awaken inflame wake up activate affair afterclap aftercrop aftereffect afterglow aftergrowth afterimage afterpart afterpiece aftertaste alertness all-night vigil annoy arise arouse

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at home awake backwash bestir blow the coals blow up burial service

Noun(2 words)

aftermath backwash

Strong matches (77)

Related words (129)

Verb(45 words)

invoke keep watch kindle knock up lash light a fire under motivate motive move obligate oblige promote prompt provoke push rise roust send set alight set fire to

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set off set on fire sharpen spark off spur spur on start startle stay up stimulate sting stir the blood stoke suscitate tempt thrill uprouse urge vitalise warm the blood whet whip up wind up work up yerk

key up kindle knock up last duty last honors last offices last rites lather up levee lidless vigil light the fuse light up line madden matinee move obsequies outcome overexcite path

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Noun(1 words)

viewing

Proper Noun(1 words)

wake county

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

27 entries

alarm alert alter arouse change change state consequence effect elicit enkindle event evoke fire issue kindle modify

Showing 16 of 27 words.

More specific

7 entries

come around come round come to come to one's senses disentrance get up with the chickens start

Antonyms

1 entries

sleep

Synonyms

6 entries

aftermath awaken death watch inflame wake island wake up

Related terms

19 entries

all-nighter arval arvel enliven in the wake of lark owl pull an all-nighter reveille rise and shine shiva shivah show a leg wacken wait wakefulness

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derived

27 entries

Kelvin wake pattern Wake County Wake Island Wake Islander Wake's Island Wakes Colne bewake lich-wake non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder wake and bake wake boat wake flow wake loss wake the dead wake turbulence wake up

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has context

2 entries

church of england historical

has first_subevent

1 entries

start new day

is a

4 entries

comic reception vigil wave

manner of

1 entries

alarm

related to

19 entries

arval burial cremate death flock in wake of last respects micronesia party personal effect rouse shiva sleep up vultures wacken

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Translations

242 translations across 81 languages.

Adyghe

1 entries

къэущын verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Albanian

1 entries

zgjim verb (to stop sleeping)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἐγείρομαι verb (to stop sleeping)
ἐγείρω verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Arabic

4 entries

أَيْقَظَ verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
اِسْتَيْقَظَ verb (to stop sleeping)
صحي verb (to stop sleeping)
صَحَّى verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Armenian

4 entries

արթնանալ verb (to stop sleeping)
արթնացնել verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
զարթեցնել verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
զարթնել verb (to stop sleeping)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries

ܡܲܪܥܸܫ verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
ܪܵܥܹܫ verb (to stop sleeping)

Breton

2 entries

dihuniñ verb (to stop sleeping)
dihuniñ verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бдение noun (period after death)
килватер noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
събуждам verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
събуждам се verb (to stop sleeping)

Buryat

1 entries

һэрихэ verb (to stop sleeping)

Catalan

3 entries

vetllada noun (period after death)
despertar verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
despertar-se verb (to stop sleeping)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

守夜 noun (period after death)
尾流 noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)

Czech

4 entries

probudit verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
probudit se verb (to stop sleeping)
vzbudit verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
vzbudit se verb (to stop sleeping)

Danish

3 entries

kølvand noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
vågne verb (to stop sleeping)
vække verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Dutch

4 entries

dodenwake noun (period after death)
kielzog noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
wake noun (period after death)
ontwaken verb (to stop sleeping)

Esperanto

4 entries

funebra vigilo noun (period after death)
poststrio noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
sulko noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
veki verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Estonian

1 entries

ärkama verb (to stop sleeping)

Evenki

1 entries

сэрив verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Faroese

3 entries

vøka noun (period after death)
vakna verb (to stop sleeping)
vekja verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Finnish

4 entries

peräaalto noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
ruumiinvalvojaiset noun (period after death)
vainajan valvojaiset noun (period after death)
vana noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)

French

4 entries

sillage noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
sillage noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)
veillée funèbre noun (period after death)
réveiller verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Galician

4 entries

ronsel noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
velorio noun (period after death)
acordar verb (to stop sleeping)
espertar verb (to stop sleeping)

German

4 entries

Kielwasser noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
Leichenschmaus noun (period after death)
Nachlauf noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)
Totenwache noun (period after death)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries

njeh verb (to stop sleeping)

Hebrew

4 entries

שֹׁבֶל noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
העיר verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
הקיץ verb (to stop sleeping)
התעורר verb (to stop sleeping)

Hungarian

4 entries

farvíz noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
virrasztás noun (period after death)
felkel verb (to stop sleeping)
felkelt verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Icelandic

4 entries

kjölfar noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
slóð noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
vakna verb (to stop sleeping)
vekja verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Indonesian

1 entries

bangun verb (to stop sleeping)

Irish

4 entries

faire noun (period after death)
marbhshruth noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
stáid noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
tórramh noun (period after death)

Italian

4 entries

scia noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
strascico noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
turbolenza noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)
veglia noun (period after death)

Japanese

4 entries

航跡 noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
通夜 noun (period after death)
目が覚める verb (to stop sleeping)
目覚める verb (to stop sleeping)

Kabardian

1 entries

къэушын verb (to stop sleeping)

Kalmyk

1 entries

серх verb (to stop sleeping)

Khakas

1 entries

усхурарға verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Korean

3 entries

경야 noun (period after death)
을 깨우다 verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
일어나다 verb (to stop sleeping)

Latin

4 entries

silicernium noun (period after death)
e somno excitare verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
evigilo verb (to stop sleeping)
evigilor verb (to stop sleeping)

Latvian

1 entries

mosties verb (to stop sleeping)

Lithuanian

1 entries

šermenys noun (period after death)

Livonian

1 entries

virgõ verb (to stop sleeping)

Lower Tanana

1 entries

tot noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

erwächen verb (to stop sleeping)
erwächen verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Macedonian

3 entries

се буди verb (to stop sleeping)
се разбуди verb (to stop sleeping)
се разбудува verb (to stop sleeping)

Malay

1 entries

bangun verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Manchu

1 entries

ᡤᡝᡨᡝᠮᠪᡳ verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Mongolian

2 entries

сэрэх verb (to stop sleeping)
сэрээх verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Māori

2 entries

kōrinorino noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
kōriporipo noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)

Norwegian

1 entries

vekke verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

våkne verb (to stop sleeping)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

vakna verb (to stop sleeping)

Occitan

3 entries

velhada noun (period after death)
se desrevelhar verb (to stop sleeping)
se revelhar verb (to stop sleeping)

Old Frisian

1 entries

wakia verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Old Irish

3 entries

do·fíuschi verb (to stop sleeping)
do·fíuschi verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
do·fíuschi verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Old Turkic

1 entries

𐰆𐰑𐰍𐰆𐰺 verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Oromo

2 entries

dammaqsuu verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
dammaquu verb (to stop sleeping)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

اویارمق verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
اویانمق verb (to stop sleeping)

Polish

4 entries

czuwanie noun (period after death)
kilwater noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
przy zwłokach noun (period after death)
smuga kondensacyjna noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)

Portuguese

4 entries

esteira noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
sulco noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
velório noun (period after death)
acordar verb (to stop sleeping)

Quechua

4 entries

llikchay verb (to stop sleeping)
richkay verb (to stop sleeping)
rikch'ay verb (to stop sleeping)
riwakuy verb (to stop sleeping)

Romanian

4 entries

priveghi noun (period after death)
siaj noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
deștepta verb (to stop sleeping)
deștepta verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Russian

4 entries

кильва́тер noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
поми́нки noun (period after death)
буди́ть verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
пробуди́ться verb (to stop sleeping)

Sanskrit

2 entries

जागर्ति verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
बुध्यते verb (to stop sleeping)

Sardinian

2 entries

abbeltudare verb (to stop sleeping)
ischidare verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

uisge-stiùireach noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
dùisg verb (to stop sleeping)

Slovak

3 entries

budiť sa verb (to stop sleeping)
zobudiť verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
zobudiť sa verb (to stop sleeping)

Southern Altai

1 entries

ойгонор verb (to stop sleeping)

Spanish

4 entries

estela noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
estela noun (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft)
velorio noun (period after death)
despertar verb (to stop sleeping)

Swahili

2 entries

kuamka verb (to stop sleeping)
kuamsha verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Swedish

4 entries

kölvatten noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
vaka noun (period after death)
vakna verb (to stop sleeping)
väcka verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Tagalog

3 entries

lamay noun (period after death)
gisingin verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
gumising verb (to stop sleeping)

Tajik

2 entries

бедор кардан verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
бедор шудан verb (to stop sleeping)

Tamil

1 entries

எழுப்பு verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Telugu

2 entries

నిద్ర ఆపుట verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
నిద్రలేపుట verb (to stop sleeping)

Tetum

1 entries

fanun verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Thai

2 entries

ปลุก verb (to stop sleeping)
ปลุก verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Tibetan

1 entries

སད verb (to stop sleeping)

Turkish

3 entries

kaldırmak verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
uyandırmak verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
uyanmak verb (to stop sleeping)

Tuvan

1 entries

оттур verb (to stop sleeping)

Ukrainian

4 entries

кільва́тер noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
по́минки noun (period after death)
буди́ти verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)
пробу́джуватися verb (to stop sleeping)

Vietnamese

2 entries

thức dậy verb (to stop sleeping)
đánh thức verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Volapük

1 entries

kuilavat noun (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)

Welsh

3 entries

gwylnos noun (period after death)
dihuno verb (to stop sleeping)
dihuno verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

West-Frisian

1 entries

wekje verb (to make somebody stop sleeping)

Sample sentences

44 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

Source: tatoeba (1725)

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

Source: tatoeba (2100)

Why did you wake me up to tell me something that big? Now, I'll never be able to concentrate on my work!

Source: tatoeba (2252)

You failed to wake Harry up.

Source: tatoeba (16432)

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