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