wake

wake
(also wake up) verb
1 stop being asleep
ADVERB
early, late

She had woken even earlier than usual.

suddenly
finally
PREPOSITION
from

She had just woken up from a deep sleep.

to

He woke to the sound of the sirens.

with

I woke with a jolt.

PHRASES
wake to find sth, wake up to find sth

Any minute now she'd wake up to find herself at home safe in bed.

wake up with a start, wake with a start

She woke with a start from a terrible nightmare.

2 make sb stop sleeping
ADVERB
gently

I woke him gently.

VERB + WAKE
be careful not to, not want to, try not to

Be careful not to wake the children!

Wake is used with these nouns as the object: ↑neighbour

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