awaken

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈweɪkən/

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Verb

Plain form awaken

Third-person singular awakens

Past tense awakened

Past participle awakened

Present participle awakening

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you awaken somebody, they stop sleeping because of something you do.

   I was awakened a little after 11:00 by the phone.

   I get to sleep easily and awaken feeling good.

2. (transitive) If something awakens your senses, a memory, a feeling, etc., it brings your attention to them.

   The smell of lemons awakened a memory from childhood.

Related words

• awake
• wake