wake
1    [weyk] Show IPA verb, waked or woke, waked or wok·en, wak·ing, noun
verb (used without object)
1. to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ).
2. to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams.
3. to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation.
4. to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
5. to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return.
verb (used with object)
8. to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up ): Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock.
9. to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often followed by up ): The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
10. to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
11. to keep watch or vigil over.
noun
12. a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
13. a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.
14. a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance.
15. the state of being awake: between sleep and wake.
