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Word: Wake
Speech Type: Verb
Old English (recorded only in the past tense wōc), also partly from the weak verb wacian ‘remain awake, hold a vigil’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waken and German wachen; compare with watch
weɪk
emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping
Short Definition:emerge or cause to emerge from sleep
Examples:- she woke up feeling better
- I woke him gently
hold a vigil beside (someone who has died)
Short Definition:hold vigil beside
Examples:- we waked Jim last night
Word: Wake
Speech Type: Noun
weɪk
a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances
Short Definition:watch or vigil held beside body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances
Examples:- he was attending a friend's wake
an annual festival and holiday held in some parts of northern England, originally one held in a rural parish on the feast day of the patron saint of the church
Short Definition:annual festival and holiday held in some parts of northern England
Examples:- his workers absented themselves for the local wakes
- wakes weeks
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