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