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