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- [weyk]
- /weɪk/
- /weɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyk]
- /weɪk/
Definitions of waked word
- verb without object waked to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object waked to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams. 1
- verb without object waked to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation. 1
- verb without object waked to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you. 1
- verb without object waked to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return. 1
- verb without object waked to hold a wake over a corpse. 1
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Origin of waked
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) in sense “to become awake” continuing Middle English waken, Old English *wacan (found only in past tense wōc and the compounds onwacan, āwacan to become awake; see awake (v.)); in sense “to be awake” continuing Middle English waken, Old English wacian (cognate with Old Frisian wakia, Old Saxon wakōn, Old Norse vaka, Gothic wakan); in sense “to rouse from sleep” continuing Middle English waken, replacing Middle English wecchen, Old English weccan, probably altered by association with the other senses and with the k of Old Norse vaka; (noun) Middle English: state of wakefulness, vigil (late Middle English: vigil over a dead body), probably continuing Old English *wacu (found only in nihtwacu night-watch); all ultimately < Germanic *wak- be lively; akin to watch, vegetable, vigil
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Parts of speech for Waked
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waked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.