Engelsk

wake

gb/wˈeɪk/ us/wˈeɪk/
A2 Engelsk
~ 2300
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Udsagnsord A2 action
1

Stop sleeping and become conscious

To stop sleeping and open your eyes.

Brugsmønster: to wake [someone/something] up
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wake' with 'wake up'. 'Wake' can be used alone, but 'wake up' is more common in everyday speech.
Synonymer
awaken (Slightly more formal or literary than 'wake'.)
Antonymer
fall asleep (Describes starting to sleep, the opposite of waking.)
Ordforbindelser
wake up early |wake suddenly |wake feeling refreshed |wake in the night
Temaer
daily life |health |daily_life
Eksempler
  • 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.
Læringseksempler
  • I wake at seven every day.
  • She wakes when the sun comes up.
  • Please wake me at six o'clock.
Udsagnsord A2 action
2

Cause someone to stop sleeping

To make someone stop sleeping.

Brugsmønster: to wake [someone] (up)
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes forget that 'wake' can be followed by 'up', but 'up' is optional.
Synonymer
rouse (More formal and less common in everyday conversation.)
Antonymer
put to sleep (To cause someone to start sleeping.)
Ordforbindelser
wake the baby |wake a friend |wake guests early
Temaer
daily life |daily_life |health
Eksempler
  • Don't wake the baby, she's finally asleep.
  • He woke me by knocking on my door.
  • They woke the campers before sunrise.
Læringseksempler
  • Please don't wake the baby.
  • My dog wakes me every morning.
  • I will wake you when dinner is ready.
Navneord B1 entity
3

Trail of water behind a boat

The waves made behind a boat as it moves.

Typisk fejl:
Learners may confuse this with the verb 'wake'. Context about boats or water helps clarify meaning.
Synonymer
wash (Less common term for the disturbed water behind a vessel.)
Ordforbindelser
leave a wake |in the wake of the ship
Temaer
transportation |nature |travel
Eksempler
  • The speedboat left a huge wake behind it.
  • Seaweed floated in the ship's wake.
  • Swimmers should avoid crossing the ferry's wake.
Læringseksempler
  • The boat made a big wake.
  • We saw fish jumping in the wake.
  • The ship's wake was very long.
Navneord 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.

Typisk fejl:
Learners may confuse this with 'awake'. This meaning relates to funerals, not sleeping.
Synonymer
vigil (Implies staying awake and watchful, sometimes overnight, before burial; more formal or religious.)
Ordforbindelser
hold a wake |family wake
Temaer
culture |relationships |religion
Eksempler
  • 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.
Læringseksempler
  • We went to the wake after the funeral.
  • The wake was at her house.
  • Many people came to the wake.
Navneord B2 state
5

Aftermath or results of an event

The time or events that happen after something important, often bad, has happened.

Typisk fejl:
Learners may think this refers to waking from sleep. In this meaning, it is about events after something else happens.
Synonymer
aftermath ('Afternath' is more formal and often used for negative events.)
Ordforbindelser
in the wake of disaster |economic wake
Temaer
news |history |core_vocabulary |time
Eksempler
  • 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.
Læringseksempler
  • 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.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
wake
IPA
GB/wˈeɪk/
US/wˈeɪk/
Stavelser og tryk
wake (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (wake)
Ordformer
Noun
  • Base: wake
  • Plural: wakes
Verb
  • Base: wake
  • 3rd Person Singular: wakes
  • Present Participle: waking
  • Past: waked, woke
  • Past Participle: waked, woken
Ordfamilie
Forms
wakes noun waking verb waked verb woke verb woken verb
Core family
awake adjective A2 awaken verb B2
Related words
awakening noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
asleep adjective A1 sleep verb A1
Advanced or less common
wakeful adjective wakefulness noun
Udtryk

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.

Eksempler
  • 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.

Eksempler
  • 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.

Eksempler
  • 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.

Eksempler
  • I usually wake up before my alarm goes off.
  • Please wake me up at six tomorrow.
  • The baby woke up during the night.

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