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Wake Up (Verb)

Meaning 1

Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Examples

  • The baby woke up to the sound of his mother's voice singing a lullaby.
  • The sound of the fire alarm forced everyone in the building to wake up instantly.
  • After a long and tiring journey, it took me hours to finally wake up feeling refreshed.
  • Her phone rang, forcing her to wake up from the comfortable sleep she had been enjoying.
  • He was having a wonderful dream when suddenly his alarm went off, making him wake up.

Synonyms

  • Waken
  • Come Alive
  • Arouse
  • Awaken
  • Wake
  • Awake

Antonyms

  • Fall Asleep

Hypernyms

  • Turn

Meaning 2

Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Examples

  • The ringing of the alarm was loud enough to wake her up instantly.
  • Her mother gently shook her to wake her up for school.
  • Please wake me up as soon as you wake up for the morning shift.
  • A strange noise in the middle of the night was enough to wake him up.
  • The nurse woke the patient up after a four-hour long surgery.

Synonyms

  • Waken
  • Rouse
  • Awaken
  • Wake
  • Arouse

Hypernyms

  • Change
  • Alter
  • Modify

Hyponyms

  • Bring Around
  • Bring Round
  • Call
  • Reawaken
  • Bring Back
  • Bring To
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