Wake | Mean of wake in English Dictionary

/ˈweɪk/

• Verb
• to cause (a person or animal) to be awake after sleeping
1. The sound of children shouting woke [=awakened, wakened] me.
2. Don't hesitate to wake me up if you need anything at all.
• to stop sleeping
1. She can never remember her dreams upon waking.
2. I woke up late for work this morning.
3. He had woken up with a headache.
• to become fully awake and energetic
1. It takes a couple cups of coffee for me to really wake up in the morning.

• to become aware or to cause (someone) to become aware of something
1. He finally started to wake up and take care of his health.
2. Tourists are only now waking up to the fact [=are only now starting to realize] that this is a great place to visit.
3. The study woke us up to the importance of regular exercise. [=made us realize the importance of regular exercise]
• to realize the truth about your situation
1. These problems are not going to fix themselves. Voters need to wake up and smell the coffee and elect someone who will get things done.
• Noun
• a time before a dead person is buried when people gather to remember the person who has died and often to view the body
• the track left by a boat moving through the water