Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: The act of waking, or state of being awake.
Definition: The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
verb
Definition: (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
Example: I woke up at four o’clock this morning.
Definition: (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
Example: The neighbour’s car alarm woke me from a strange dream.
Definition: To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
Definition: To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
Definition: To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
Definition: To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
Definition: To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
Definition: To be alert; to keep watch
Example: Command unto the guards that they diligently wake.
Definition: To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.