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