verb
- past participle of wake; having been roused from sleep or brought into a state of awareness
Usage: used with auxiliary verbs like ‘have’ or ‘be’
Examples
- I have woken up early every day this week.
- She was woken by the sound of thunder.
- The baby has woken from her nap.
- They were woken by their neighbor’s loud music.
- He had woken before dawn to catch the flight.
- The entire household was woken by the fire alarm.