Definisjon av wake

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Noun

wake - a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
viewing
wake - the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
backwash
wake - an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Wake Island, Wake
pacific, pacific ocean the largest ocean in the world
wake - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
aftermath, backwash

Verb

wake - be awake, be alert, be there
catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber, sleep be asleep
stay up, sit up not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"
wake - make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
alert, alarm warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
wake - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
cause to sleep make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
reawaken awaken once again
bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
wake - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken
dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber, sleep be asleep
change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
wake - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
inflame, stir up, ignite, heat, fire up
enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
ferment cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
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Substantiv

wake - A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.
wake - The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
wake - The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
wake - The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.
wake - A number of vultures assembled together.

Verb

wake - Often followed by up To stop sleeping.
wake - Often followed by up To make somebody stop sleeping.
wake - To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

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  • A wake is the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body, caused by the flow of surrounding fluid around the body.

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  • wake
    A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.
  • wake
    To stop sleeping.
  • wake
    To make someone stop sleeping.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) wake
  • Presens: wake / wakes
  • Preteritum: woke
  • Perfektum: (have) woken

Substantiv

  • Entall: wake
  • Flertall: wakes

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