wecken — meaning in English
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English meaning
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awaken
verb To cause to become awake.
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reveille
noun A bugle call or drumbeat played early in the morning to wake soldiers.
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wake
verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
Senses
wecken is used for these senses in English:
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reveille
(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
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wake
(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
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wake up
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
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wake up
(transitive) To awaken somebody.
awaken — full definition
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verb To cause to become awake.
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verb To stop sleeping; awake.
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verb To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
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verb Of something previously dormant, to become active.
