English

Etymology
From Middle English awaken, from Old English awacan, from a- (intensive prefix) + wacan (wake).

Adjective
en-adj (predicative only)

1. not asleep; conscious.
2. vulgar acquainted with, knowing the business.

Verb
en-verb|awakes|awaking|awoke or awaked|awoken or awaked

1. intransitive to become conscious after having sleep|slept.
2. transitive to cause somebody to stop sleep|sleeping.
3. transitive to excite or to stir up something latent.

Translations
trans-top|adj. conscious
Bosnian: budan#Bosnian|budan m
Breton: dihun
Catalan: despert, llevat
Danish: vågen
Dutch: wakker, ontwaakt
Finnish: hereillä, valveilla
French: éveillé
German: wach
Hebrew: ער (er) m, ער� (era) f
Indonesian: bangun, jaga|terjaga, tidak tidur
trans-mid
Italian: veglia, essere sveglio
Polish: czujny, przebudzony
Portuguese: desperto, acordado
Scottish Gaelic: dùisgte
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: б�дан#Serbian|б�дан m
:Roman: budan#Serbian|budan m
Slovak: zobudiť sa
Slovene: buden m, budna f, budno n
Spanish: despierto
Telugu: మ�ల���నియ��డ�
Vietnamese: thức, thức dậy
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trans-top|v. to gain consciousness
Breton: dihuniñ
Catalan: llevar-se
Czech: vzbudit se
Danish: vågne
Dutch: ontwaken
Finnish: herätä, havahtua
French: se reveiller
German: aufwachen
Hebrew: ��תע�רר (le'hitorer)
trans-mid
Indonesian: bangun, jaga|terjaga
Italian: svegliarsi
Japanese: ���� (mezameru), ����� (me wo samasu)
Portuguese: acordar
Scottish Gaelic: dùisg
Slovene: zbuditi se
Spanish: despertarse
Vietnamese: thức dậy, dậy lên, dậy, thức
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trans-top|v. to cause someone to stop sleeping
Breton: dihuniñ
Catalan: despertar
Czech: vzbudit
Danish: vække
Dutch: wekken
Finnish: herättää
French: reveiller
German: aufwecken
trans-mid
Hebrew: �ע�רר (le'orer); ��ע�ר (le'ha'yr)
Indonesian: bangun|membangunkan
Italian: svegliare
Japanese: 起�� (okosu)
Scottish Gaelic: dùisg
Slovene: zbuditi
Spanish: despertar
Vietnamese: thức dậy, dậy lên, dậy
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trans-top|v. to excite something latent
Danish: vække
German: erwecken
trans-mid
Scottish Gaelic: dùisg
Slovene: zbuditi, vzbuditi
Vietnamese: gợi, gây lên
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trans-top|v. (to be checked)
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ttbc|Telugu: మ�ల���న�
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Antonyms
adj. conscious

• asleep
• unconscious

Synonyms
adj. conscious

• conscious
• lucid
• wide awake

v. to gain consciousness

• awaken
• wake up

See also
awake to
awaken
wake
wake up

References
R:American Heritage 2000|awake
R:Dictionary.com|awake
R:WordNet 2003|awake
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English irregular verbs

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• 2007-11-13 17:52 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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