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awaken

/əˈweɪkən/uh-WAY-kuhn
/əˈweɪkən/uh-WAY-kuhn

Meaningdwac- nian, to awake

Common meaning: wake up or rouse someone

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishāwacnan‘dwac- nian, to awake’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsdwac- nian, to awake → wake upawaknen‘wake up’source
  3. Englishawaken‘wake up or rouse someone’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Old English āwacnan ‘dwac- nian, to awake’.

Source words

  • āwacnan Old English · source word “dwac- nian, to awake”

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