Wake Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈweɪk/

wayk

UK

/wˈeɪk/

wayk

परिभाषा

To stop sleeping and become conscious, or to make someone do this. Also, a social gathering held before or after a funeral.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

As a verb, mostly used for becoming conscious after sleep ('wake up'). Noun use for 'wake' (funeral gathering) is less common in modern conversation. Also commonly appears in 'in the wake of' (after something).

• Spanish: despertar - velorio
• Portuguese (BR): acordar - vigília (funeral)
• Portuguese (PT): acordar - velório
• Chinese (Simplified): 醒来 - 守夜
• Chinese (Traditional): 醒來 - 守夜
• Hindi: जागना - शव के साथ बैठना
• Arabic: يستيقظ - عزاء
• Bengali: জেগে ওঠা - মৃত্যুর অনুষ্ঠান (শোকসভা)
• Russian: просыпаться - поминки
• Japanese: 目覚める - 通夜
• Vietnamese: thức dậy - lễ viếng (đám tang)
• Korean: 깨다 - 장례식 전야제
• Turkish: uyanmak - cenaze sonrası toplantı (taziye toplantısı)
• Urdu: جاگنا - تعزیتی اجتماع
• Indonesian: bangun - upacara (duka sebelum/ sesudah pemakaman)

उदाहरण वाक्य

Please wake me when it's time to leave.

basic

We went to her grandmother's wake last night.

basic

I usually wake before my alarm goes off.

natural

Loud noises wake the baby every time.

natural

In the wake of the storm, the city was very quiet.

natural

I wake at six every morning.

basic