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verb [ I or T ] formal uk / ˈweɪ.k ə n / us / ˈweɪ.k ə n / Add to word list. to (cause to) wake from sleep: I shook him but he didn't waken. Waken me at 7.00, would you? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious. anti-sleep. come round. fully conscious. get up. insomnia. keep someone up. knock.
The meaning of WAKEN is awake —often used with up. How to use waken in a sentence.
WAKEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of waken in English. waken. verb [ I or T ] formal us / ˈweɪ.k ə n / uk / ˈweɪ.k ə n / Add to word list. to ( cause to) wake from sleep: I shook him but he didn't waken. Waken me at 7:00, all right? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Waken definition: to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.. See examples of WAKEN used in a sentence.
verb. When you waken, or when someone or something wakens you, you wake from sleep. [literary] The noise of a door slamming wakened her. [VERB noun] Women are much more likely than men to waken because of noise. [VERB] Waken up means the same as waken. 'Drink this coffee–it will waken you up.' [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Definition of waken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wak·en. (wā′kən) v. wak·ened, wak·en·ing, wak·ens. v.tr. 1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me. 2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir. 3. To cause to be aware; alert or enlighten: The news wakened the king to his advisers' treachery. v.intr. 1. To become awake; wake up: I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow.
