despertar — meaning in English
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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.
- awakening noun The act or moment of waking up, or of suddenly becoming aware of something.
- raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
- rouse verb To wake someone up, or to stir them out of inactivity.
- sunrise noun The moment the sun comes up over the horizon in the morning.
- wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
Senses
despertar 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.
- awakening (religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
- awakening (figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
- awakening The act of becoming aware of something.
- raise To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
- rouse (obsolete) To raise; to make erect.
- stir up (transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
arouse — full definition
- verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- verb To sexually excite someone.
- verb To wake someone from sleep.
awake — full definition
- adj Not asleep; conscious.
- verb To stop sleeping, or to wake someone else up.