waken

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈweɪkən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈweɪkən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wā′kən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wak•en /ˈweɪkən/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to awake;
    awaken: [~ + object]The noise wakened them.[no object]The kids will waken early.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wak•en  (wā′kən),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to rouse from sleep;
    wake;
    awake;
    awaken.
  2. to rouse from inactivity;
    stir up or excite;
    arouse;
    awaken:to waken the reader's interest.

v.i. 
  1. to wake, or become awake;
    awaken.
  • bef. 900; Middle English waknen, Old English wæcnan; cognate with Old Norse vakna; akin to wake1; see -en1
wak′en•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
waken /ˈweɪkən/ vb
  1. to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state
USAGE: See wake1
'waken' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
knock up - wake - awake - awaken - call - wakening - warm

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