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Wake

English

🔊 a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
“there's no weeping at an Irish wake”
🔊 the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
“the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”
🔊 an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
🔊 the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
“the aftermath of war”
🔊 be awake, be alert, be there
🔊 make aware of
“His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation”
🔊 cause to become awake or conscious
“He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
🔊 arouse or excite feelings and passions
“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
🔊 stop sleeping
“She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”