wake
gb/wˈeɪk/ us/wˈeɪk/
A2
Inglese
~ 2300
felébred, felébreszt, hajó nyomában keletkező hullám, farhullám, virrasztás, halotti tor, utóhatás, valaminek a nyomán
VERBO
A2
1
felébred
A2
Schema d'uso:
to wake [someone/something] up
I usually wake at 6 a.m. without an alarm.
Általában reggel hatkor ébredek fel ébresztőóra nélkül.
She woke suddenly when she heard a loud bang.
Hirtelen felébredt, amikor hangos durranást hallott.
You need to wake your brother for school.
He woke in the middle of the night and couldn't fall back asleep.
Esempi per chi studia
I wake at seven every day.
Mindennap hétkor ébredek.
She wakes when the sun comes up.
Felébred, amikor felkel a nap.
Please wake me at six o'clock.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wake' with 'wake up'. 'Wake' can be used alone, but 'wake up' is more common in everyday speech.
Significato
Stop sleeping and become conscious
Collocazioni
wake up early
|wake suddenly
|wake feeling refreshed
|wake in the night
Sinonimi
awaken (Slightly more formal or literary than 'wake'.)
Contrari
fall asleep (Describes starting to sleep, the opposite of waking.)
Temi
daily life
|health
|daily_life
Definizione
To stop sleeping and open your eyes.
To stop sleeping and become aware of your surroundings.
VERBO
A2
2
felébreszt
A2
Schema d'uso:
to wake [someone] (up)
Don't wake the baby, she's finally asleep.
Ne ébreszd fel a babát, végre elaludt.
He woke me by knocking on my door.
Azzal ébresztett fel, hogy kopogott az ajtómon.
They woke the campers before sunrise.
Esempi per chi studia
Please don't wake the baby.
Kérlek, ne ébreszd fel a babát.
My dog wakes me every morning.
A kutyám minden reggel felébreszt.
I will wake you when dinner is ready.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes forget that 'wake' can be followed by 'up', but 'up' is optional.
Significato
Cause someone to stop sleeping
Collocazioni
wake the baby
|wake a friend
|wake guests early
Sinonimi
rouse (More formal and less common in everyday conversation.)
Contrari
put to sleep (To cause someone to start sleeping.)
Temi
daily life
|daily_life
|health
Definizione
To make someone stop sleeping.
To cause someone to stop sleeping and become conscious.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
3
The speedboat left a huge wake behind it.
A motorcsónak hatalmas hullámokat hagyott maga után.
Seaweed floated in the ship's wake.
Tengeri moszat lebegett a hajó nyomában.
Swimmers should avoid crossing the ferry's wake.
Esempi per chi studia
The boat made a big wake.
A hajó nagy hullámokat keltett maga mögött.
We saw fish jumping in the wake.
Láttuk, ahogy halak ugrálnak a hajó nyomában.
The ship's wake was very long.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse this with the verb 'wake'. Context about boats or water helps clarify meaning.
Significato
Trail of water behind a boat
Collocazioni
leave a wake
|in the wake of the ship
Sinonimi
wash (Less common term for the disturbed water behind a vessel.)
Temi
transportation
|nature
|travel
Definizione
The waves made behind a boat as it moves.
The disturbed area of water left behind a boat or ship as it moves forward.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
4
virrasztás
B2
halotti tor
B2
The family invited everyone to the wake after the funeral.
A család mindenkit meghívott a temetés utáni halotti torra.
A traditional Irish wake can last all night.
Egy hagyományos ír virrasztás egész éjszaka is eltarthat.
They shared stories about him during the wake.
Esempi per chi studia
We went to the wake after the funeral.
A temetés után elmentünk a halotti torra.
The wake was at her house.
A virrasztást az ő házában tartották.
Many people came to the wake.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse this with 'awake'. This meaning relates to funerals, not sleeping.
Significato
Funeral-related gathering for the deceased
Collocazioni
hold a wake
|family wake
Sinonimi
vigil (Implies staying awake and watchful, sometimes overnight, before burial; more formal or religious.)
Temi
culture
|relationships
|religion
Definizione
A meeting of family and friends before or after a funeral to remember someone who died.
A social gathering, often with food and drink, held before or after a funeral to remember and honor someone who has died.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
5
utóhatás
B2
In the wake of the storm, thousands were left homeless.
A vihar nyomán ezrek váltak hajléktalanná.
The law was changed in the wake of several scandals.
A törvényt több botrány nyomán megváltoztatták.
Economic reforms came in the wake of the crisis.
Esempi per chi studia
In the wake of the war, many people moved away.
A háború nyomán sokan elköltöztek.
Prices went up in the wake of the new tax.
Az új adó nyomán emelkedtek az árak.
In the wake of the flood, the town needed help.
Errore comune:
Learners may think this refers to waking from sleep. In this meaning, it is about events after something else happens.
Significato
Aftermath or results of an event
Collocazioni
in the wake of disaster
|economic wake
Sinonimi
aftermath ('Afternath' is more formal and often used for negative events.)
Temi
news
|history
|core_vocabulary
|time
Definizione
The time or events that happen after something important, often bad, has happened.
The period or situation that follows an important event, often one with significant effects or changes.
Grammatica
Forma base
wake
IPA
GB/wˈeɪk/
US/wˈeɪk/
Sillabe e accento
wake (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wake)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: wake
- Plural: wakes
Verb
- Base: wake
- 3rd Person Singular: wakes
- Present Participle: waking
- Past: waked, woke
- Past Participle: waked, woken
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- I usually wake up before my alarm goes off.
- Please wake me up at six tomorrow.
- The baby woke up during the night.
Esempi per chi studia
- I wake up at 7 every morning.
- Can you wake me up before breakfast?