verb
waken
WAY-kuhn
verb
1
To wake up, or to cause someone to wake up.
"The alarm clock wakened the whole house."
"She wakened slowly, unsure what day it was."
How to Use Waken
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA slightly more formal or literary way of saying "wake."
When to use it
Less common in everyday speech than "wake up" — often found in literature.
Word Forms
wakened past tense, wakens singular
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The alarm clock _____ the whole house.