wake
gb/wˈeɪk/ us/wˈeɪk/
A2
Английски
~ 2300
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
A2
action
1
Stop sleeping and become conscious
To stop sleeping and open your eyes.
Модел на употреба:
to wake [someone/something] up
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wake' with 'wake up'. 'Wake' can be used alone, but 'wake up' is more common in everyday speech.
Синоними
awaken (Slightly more formal or literary than 'wake'.)
Антоними
fall asleep (Describes starting to sleep, the opposite of waking.)
Колокации
wake up early
|wake suddenly
|wake feeling refreshed
|wake in the night
Теми
daily life
|health
|daily_life
Примери
- I usually wake at 6 a.m. without an alarm.
- She woke suddenly when she heard a loud bang.
- You need to wake your brother for school.
- He woke in the middle of the night and couldn't fall back asleep.
Примери за учащи
- I wake at seven every day.
- She wakes when the sun comes up.
- Please wake me at six o'clock.
Глагол
A2
action
2
Cause someone to stop sleeping
To make someone stop sleeping.
Модел на употреба:
to wake [someone] (up)
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes forget that 'wake' can be followed by 'up', but 'up' is optional.
Синоними
rouse (More formal and less common in everyday conversation.)
Антоними
put to sleep (To cause someone to start sleeping.)
Колокации
wake the baby
|wake a friend
|wake guests early
Теми
daily life
|daily_life
|health
Примери
- Don't wake the baby, she's finally asleep.
- He woke me by knocking on my door.
- They woke the campers before sunrise.
Примери за учащи
- Please don't wake the baby.
- My dog wakes me every morning.
- I will wake you when dinner is ready.
Съществително
B1
entity
3
Trail of water behind a boat
The waves made behind a boat as it moves.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with the verb 'wake'. Context about boats or water helps clarify meaning.
Синоними
wash (Less common term for the disturbed water behind a vessel.)
Колокации
leave a wake
|in the wake of the ship
Теми
transportation
|nature
|travel
Примери
- The speedboat left a huge wake behind it.
- Seaweed floated in the ship's wake.
- Swimmers should avoid crossing the ferry's wake.
Примери за учащи
- The boat made a big wake.
- We saw fish jumping in the wake.
- The ship's wake was very long.
Съществително
B2
event
4
Funeral-related gathering for the deceased
A meeting of family and friends before or after a funeral to remember someone who died.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with 'awake'. This meaning relates to funerals, not sleeping.
Синоними
vigil (Implies staying awake and watchful, sometimes overnight, before burial; more formal or religious.)
Колокации
hold a wake
|family wake
Теми
culture
|relationships
|religion
Примери
- The family invited everyone to the wake after the funeral.
- A traditional Irish wake can last all night.
- They shared stories about him during the wake.
Примери за учащи
- We went to the wake after the funeral.
- The wake was at her house.
- Many people came to the wake.
Съществително
B2
state
5
Aftermath or results of an event
The time or events that happen after something important, often bad, has happened.
Честа грешка:
Learners may think this refers to waking from sleep. In this meaning, it is about events after something else happens.
Синоними
aftermath ('Afternath' is more formal and often used for negative events.)
Колокации
in the wake of disaster
|economic wake
Теми
news
|history
|core_vocabulary
|time
Примери
- In the wake of the storm, thousands were left homeless.
- The law was changed in the wake of several scandals.
- Economic reforms came in the wake of the crisis.
Примери за учащи
- In the wake of the war, many people moved away.
- Prices went up in the wake of the new tax.
- In the wake of the flood, the town needed help.
Граматика
Речникова форма
wake
IPA
GB/wˈeɪk/
US/wˈeɪk/
Срички и ударение
wake (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (wake)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: wake
- Plural: wakes
Verb
- Base: wake
- 3rd Person Singular: wakes
- Present Participle: waking
- Past: waked, woke
- Past Participle: waked, woken
Семейство думи
Изрази
in the wake of [something]
1/ˈɪn ðə wˈeɪk əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Happening after and because of something else
Happening after something else, usually bad, and because of it.
Примери
- Many changes were made in the wake of the accident.
- In the wake of the scandal, he resigned from his position.
wake someone up
1/wˈeɪk sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Cause someone to stop sleeping
To make someone stop sleeping.
Примери
- Can you wake me up at 7 a.m.?
- Don't wake her up yet; she's still tired.
wake up
1/wˈeɪk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Stop sleeping and become conscious
To stop sleeping and open your eyes.
Примери
- I usually wake up early on weekdays.
- Wake up! You're going to be late for school.
wake up
1/wˈeɪk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
stop sleeping
To stop being asleep, or to make another person stop sleeping.
Примери
- I usually wake up before my alarm goes off.
- Please wake me up at six tomorrow.
- The baby woke up during the night.