WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•wak•en /əˈweɪkən/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to waken: [no object]She awakened at dawn.[~ + object]She awakened the children.
a•wak•en
(ə wā′kən),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i.
a•wak′en•a•ble, adj.
a•wak′en•er, n.
- to awake;
waken.
- Middle English awak(e)nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a-1, waken bef. 900
a•wak′en•er, n.
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