wake

If you do this, you stop sleeping.

• I wake early every day.
• She woke up during the night.
• Did you wake before the alarm?

How to use it: wake up (I wake up at seven.)

Similar words: awaken

Opposites: sleep

Common phrases: wake up, wake early, wake at dawn

To make someone stop sleeping.

• Please do not wake the baby.
• A loud noise woke me up.
• Could you wake her before you leave?

How to use it: wake someone up (Please wake me up at six.)

Similar words: awaken, rouse

Common phrases: wake someone up, wake the baby, wake someone

The area behind a moving person or thing, often affected by its movement.

• The boat left a wide wake.
• Dust rose in the truck’s wake.
• The other runners struggled in her wake.

How to use it: in the wake of someone/something (Small boats followed in the wake of the ferry.)

Similar words: trail

Common phrases: in someone’s wake, in its wake, leave a wake

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