svegliare — meaning in English

English meaning

• arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
• awake adj Not asleep; conscious.
• awaken verb To cause to become awake.
• wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.

Senses

svegliare is used for these senses in English:

• arouse (transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
• awake (transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
• 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.

arouse — full definition

1. verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
2. verb To sexually excite someone.
3. verb To wake someone from sleep.

awake — full definition

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

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