wake

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