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wake
verb
-
wake
,
waking
,
wakes
,
woke
,
waked
,
woken
to
stop
sleeping
or
to
make
someone
stop
sleeping
•
I
usually
wake
at
dawn
when
the
birds
start
singing
.
I
usually
wake
at
dawn
when
the
birds
start
singing
.
•
Please
don't
wake
the
baby
;
she
just
fell
asleep
.
Please
don't
wake
the
baby
;
she
just
fell
asleep
.
Old
English
‘
wacan
’ (
become
awake
)
and
‘
wacian
’ (
keep
watch
),
from
Proto-Germanic
roots
meaning
‘
be
lively
’.
noun
the
turbulent
trail
of
water
or
air
left
behind
a
moving
boat
,
ship
,
or
aircraft
•
The
kayak
bobbed
up
and
down
in
the
ferry's
wake
.
The
kayak
bobbed
up
and
down
in
the
ferry's
wake
.
•
A
group
of
seagulls
swooped
low
over
the
foamy
wake
of
the
fishing
boat
.
A
group
of
seagulls
swooped
low
over
the
foamy
wake
of
the
fishing
boat
.
Sense
recorded
since
the
17th
century
,
figuratively
extending
the
idea
of
something
left
behind
when
moving
.
noun
a
social
gathering
held
to
remember
someone
who
has
died
,
usually
before
or
after
the
funeral
•
After
the
funeral
,
friends
gathered
at
the
family
home
for
a
quiet
wake
.
After
the
funeral
,
friends
gathered
at
the
family
home
for
a
quiet
wake
.
•
Stories
and
laughter
filled
the
pub
during
Jack's
wake
.
Stories
and
laughter
filled
the
pub
during
Jack's
wake
.
From
Middle
English
‘
wake
’
meaning
a
night
watch
,
originally
the
act
of
staying
awake
to
guard
the
dead
.
noun
the
situation
or
results
that
follow
and
are
caused
by
an
event
or
action
•
Several
new
rules
were
introduced
in the wake of
the
accident
.
Several
new
rules
were
introduced
in the wake of
the
accident
.
•
Businesses
struggled
in the wake of
the
economic
crisis
.
Businesses
struggled
in the wake of
the
economic
crisis
.
Metaphoric
use
from
the
nautical
sense
,
recorded
since
the
late
19th
century
.