wake

verb
[L4466]

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Derivations wiek

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : wake
  • simple present, singular, third person : wakes
  • simple past : woke
  • past participle : woken
  • present participle : waking

Senses

  • to rouse (a person or animal) from or as if from sleep
  • have a viewing for the dead

wake

noun
[L19183]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : wake
  • plural : wakes

Senses

  • vigil held over the dead before burial
  • region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving or stationary solid body