1. to stop sleeping; to become awake
2. to cause someone to stop sleeping

1. a gathering held after someone’s death, typically before the funeral
2. the track of disturbed water left behind a moving boat or ship
Usage: nautical

Examples

• I usually wake up at seven in the morning.
• The loud noise woke the baby from her nap.
• Please don’t wake me before noon on Saturday.
• The family held a wake for their grandfather.
• The speedboat left a large wake behind it.
• She woke to find snow covering the ground.
• The mourners gathered at the wake to pay their respects.
• Small boats rocked in the ferry’s wake.