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Definitions for Wake

[1] to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ).
[2] to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams.
[3] to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation.
[4] to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
[5] to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return.
[6] to hold a wake over a corpse.
[7] to keep watch or vigil.
[8] to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ): Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock.
[9] to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often followed by up ): The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
[10] to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
[11] to keep watch or vigil over.
[12] a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
[13] a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.
[14] a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance.
[15] the state of being awake: between sleep and wake.
[16] the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
[17] the path or course of anything that has passed or preceded: The tornado left ruin in its wake.
[18] (often foll by up) to rouse or become roused from sleep
[19] (often foll by up) to rouse or become roused from inactivity
[20] (intr; often foll by to or up to) to become conscious or aware at last he woke to the situation
[21] (intr) to be or remain awake
[22] (tr) to arouse (feelings etc)
[23] dialect to hold a wake over (a corpse)
[24] archaic , or dialect to keep watch over
[25] wake up and smell the coffee informal to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation
[26] a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial
[27] (in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral
[28] the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches
[29] a solemn or ceremonial vigil
[30] (usually plural) an annual holiday in any of various towns in northern England, when the local factory or factories close, usually for a week or two weeks
[31] rare the state of being awake
[32] the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water
[33] the track or path left by anything that has passed wrecked houses in the wake of the hurricane

Words related to Wake

aftermath, wave, vigil, watch, deathwatch, track, wash, train, backwash, path, furrow, obsequies

Words nearby Wake

waka, wakamatsu, wakame, wakashan, wakayama, wake, wake island, wake-robin, wake-up, wake-up call, wakeboarding

Origin of Wake

21540–50; < Middle Low German, Dutch wake, or Old Norse vǫk hole in the ice

Other words from Wake

wak·er , noun
half-wak·ing , adjective
un·waked , adjective
un·wak·ing , adjective

Word origin for Wake

C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse vaka, vök hole cut in ice, Swedish vak, Danish vaage; perhaps related to Old Norse vökr, Middle Dutch wak wet

Synonyms for Wake

deathwatch, rites, vigil, watch, funeral service, last rites, obsequies