havahtua — meaning in English

English meaning

• awake adj Not asleep; conscious.
• start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

havahtua is used for these senses in English:

• awake (intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
• awake (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
• awake (transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.
• sit up (intransitive) To show sudden interest or surprise.
• start (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.

awake — full definition

1. adj Not asleep; conscious.
2. verb To stop sleeping, or to wake someone else up.

start — full definition

1. verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
2. verb To get an engine or machine running.
3. verb To jerk or flinch suddenly from surprise or fear.
4. noun The beginning point of something, such as an activity, race, or period of time.

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