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