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Meanings of waken in English

Portuguese
despertar
Catalan
despertar
Spanish
resucitar

Stop sleeping.

    despertar
    Usage of waken in English
    1
    She felt the human interest it never failed to waken in her.
    Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
    2
    The bustle around seemed to waken the mother from a wretched revery.
    The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
    3
    Now the misery of it has gone to sleep; don't waken it.
    The Pool in the Desert
    4
    Presently Balthazar appeared to waken; he looked quickly about him, and said,-
    The Alkahest
    5
    Nothing else would waken him but a threat to his beloved cousin.
    The Lady of the Rivers
    6
    Occasionally it would waken up to literature with a paper on Akenside.
    The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]
    7
    I would not waken for five hours, but they were not wasted.
    Seven Surrenders
    8
    She wished she could waken up and see what was going on.
    The Song of the Lark
    9
    He would waken entirely at times and straighten up with a jerk.
    The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
    10
    Her heart clamoured of her guilt to waken a cry of innocence.
    Beauchamp's Career — Complete
    11
    He would waken himself if he were not so fearfully done up.
    The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
    12
    My feet were simply coolly walking me off to waken him up.
    Captivity
    13
    She shook him and called him, but she could not waken him.
    Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
    14
    Beatrice was still asleep, and he was careful not to waken her.
    The Sky Line of Spruce
    15
    She did not waken, but only stirred and murmured my name drowsily.
    Jacqueline of Golden River
    16
    Arsinoe did not waken her, but asked Pollux, with a roguish laugh:
    The Emperor — Volume 05
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