wake
gb/wˈeɪk/ us/wˈeɪk/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2300
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Stop sleeping and become conscious
To stop sleeping and open your eyes.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to wake [someone/something] up
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wake' with 'wake up'. 'Wake' can be used alone, but 'wake up' is more common in everyday speech.
Συνώνυμα
awaken (Slightly more formal or literary than 'wake'.)
Αντώνυμα
fall asleep (Describes starting to sleep, the opposite of waking.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wake up early
|wake suddenly
|wake feeling refreshed
|wake in the night
Θέματα
daily life
|health
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I wake at seven every day.
- She wakes when the sun comes up.
- Please wake me at six o'clock.
Ρήμα
A2
action
2
Cause someone to stop sleeping
To make someone stop sleeping.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to wake [someone] (up)
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes forget that 'wake' can be followed by 'up', but 'up' is optional.
Συνώνυμα
rouse (More formal and less common in everyday conversation.)
Αντώνυμα
put to sleep (To cause someone to start sleeping.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wake the baby
|wake a friend
|wake guests early
Θέματα
daily life
|daily_life
|health
Παραδείγματα
- Don't wake the baby, she's finally asleep.
- He woke me by knocking on my door.
- They woke the campers before sunrise.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Please don't wake the baby.
- My dog wakes me every morning.
- I will wake you when dinner is ready.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
3
Trail of water behind a boat
The waves made behind a boat as it moves.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with the verb 'wake'. Context about boats or water helps clarify meaning.
Συνώνυμα
wash (Less common term for the disturbed water behind a vessel.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
leave a wake
|in the wake of the ship
Θέματα
transportation
|nature
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- The speedboat left a huge wake behind it.
- Seaweed floated in the ship's wake.
- Swimmers should avoid crossing the ferry's wake.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The boat made a big wake.
- We saw fish jumping in the wake.
- The ship's wake was very long.
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'awake'. This meaning relates to funerals, not sleeping.
Συνώνυμα
vigil (Implies staying awake and watchful, sometimes overnight, before burial; more formal or religious.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hold a wake
|family wake
Θέματα
culture
|relationships
|religion
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- We went to the wake after the funeral.
- The wake was at her house.
- Many people came to the wake.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
state
5
Aftermath or results of an event
The time or events that happen after something important, often bad, has happened.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think this refers to waking from sleep. In this meaning, it is about events after something else happens.
Συνώνυμα
aftermath ('Afternath' is more formal and often used for negative events.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in the wake of disaster
|economic wake
Θέματα
news
|history
|core_vocabulary
|time
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
wake
IPA
GB/wˈeɪk/
US/wˈeɪk/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
wake (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (wake)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: wake
- Plural: wakes
Verb
- Base: wake
- 3rd Person Singular: wakes
- Present Participle: waking
- Past: waked, woke
- Past Participle: waked, woken
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- I usually wake up before my alarm goes off.
- Please wake me up at six tomorrow.
- The baby woke up during the night.