起こす — meaning in English

English meaning

• awake adj Not asleep; conscious.
• awaken verb To cause to become awake.
• wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
• work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

起こす is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• work (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

awake — full definition

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

awaken — full definition

1. verb To cause to become awake.
2. verb To stop sleeping; awake.
3. verb To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
4. verb Of something previously dormant, to become active.

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