Associations to the word «Waken»

Wiktionary

WAKEN, verb. (transitive) To awake or rouse from sleep; to stir.
WAKEN, verb. (intransitive) To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.

Dictionary definition

WAKEN, verb. Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.".
WAKEN, verb. Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope