wecken — meaning in English

English meaning

• awaken verb To make someone wake up.
• reveille noun A bugle call or drumbeat played early in the morning to wake soldiers.
• wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.

Senses

wecken is used for these senses in English:

• reveille (military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
• wake (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
• wake up (intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
• wake up (transitive) To awaken somebody.

awaken — full definition

1. verb To make someone wake up.
2. verb To wake up from sleep.
3. verb To stir something into activity after it has been inactive.
4. verb To become active again after being inactive.

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