wake – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wake

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wake
Participle: waked; woken
Gerund: waking

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iwake
youwake
he;she;itwakes
wewake
youwake
theywake

Perfect

Ihave waked; woken
youhave waked; woken
he;she;ithas waked; woken
wehave waked; woken
youhave waked; woken
theyhave waked; woken

Past

Iwaked; woke
youwaked; woke
he;she;itwaked; woke
wewaked; woke
youwaked; woke
theywaked; woke

Pluperfect

Ihad waked; woken
youhad waked; woken
he;she;ithad waked; woken
wehad waked; woken
youhad waked; woken
theyhad waked; woken

Future

Iwill wake
youwill wake
he;she;itwill wake
wewill wake
youwill wake
theywill wake

Future Perfect

Iwill have waked; woken
youwill have waked; woken
he;she;itwill have waked; woken
wewill have waked; woken
youwill have waked; woken
theywill have waked; woken

Subjunctive

Present

Iwake
youwake
he;she;itwake
wewake
youwake
theywake

Perfect

Ihave waked; woken
youhave waked; woken
he;she;ithave waked; woken
wehave waked; woken
youhave waked; woken
theyhave waked; woken

Imperfect

Iwaked; woke
youwaked; woke
he;she;itwaked; woke
wewaked; woke
youwaked; woke
theywaked; woke

Pluperfect

Ihad waked; woken
youhad waked; woken
he;she;ithad waked; woken
wehad waked; woken
youhad waked; woken
theyhad waked; woken

Conditional

Present

Iwould wake
youwould wake
he;she;itwould wake
wewould wake
youwould wake
theywould wake

Perfect

Iwould have waked; woken
youwould have waked; woken
he;she;itwould have waked; woken
wewould have waked; woken
youwould have waked; woken
theywould have waked; woken

Imperative

youwake
weLet's wake
youwake

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waking
youare waking
he;she;itis waking
weare waking
youare waking
theyare waking

Perfect

Ihave been waking
youhave been waking
he;she;ithas been waking
wehave been waking
youhave been waking
theyhave been waking

Past

Iwas waking
youwere waking
he;she;itwas waking
wewere waking
youwere waking
theywere waking

Pluperfect

Ihad been waking
youhad been waking
he;she;ithad been waking
wehad been waking
youhad been waking
theyhad been waking

Future

Iwill be waking
youwill be waking
he;she;itwill be waking
wewill be waking
youwill be waking
theywill be waking

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waking
youwill have been waking
he;she;itwill have been waking
wewill have been waking
youwill have been waking
theywill have been waking

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waking
youwould be waking
he;she;itwould be waking
wewould be waking
youwould be waking
theywould be waking

Perfect

Iwould have been waking
youwould have been waking
he;she;itwould have been waking
wewould have been waking
youwould have been waking
theywould have been waking

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wake'

wake,

Verbs similar to 'wake'

awake, bake, cake, fake, hake, jake, lake, make, nake, rake,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

come up from one's bed
arise
leave one's bed
rise
to become conscious after having slept
abraid, arise, arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, stir, wake up, waken
To leave one's bed
get up, rise
intransitive, to stop sleeping
awaken
wake from sleep or stupor
arouse, awaken
to suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure
animate, awaken, call up, electrify, encourage, enflame, enkindle, enliven, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, galvanise, gin up, inflame, inspirit, intoxicate, invigorate, kindle, liven, liven up, pique, provoke, quicken, rouse, sharpen, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir up, stoke, suscitate, thrill, vitalize, warm the blood, whet, work up
to cause somebody to stop sleeping
arouse, awake, awaken, bring round, cry, knock up, rouse, roust, uprouse, wake up, waken
arise
awake, rise
awaken
arouse, stir, rouse, waken, call, prod
animate
activate, provoke, stimulate, motivate, kindle

Antonyms

to become conscious after having slept
fall asleep, sleep

Additional Information

The regular form is used in American English

Etymology

1. "to become awake," O.E. wacan "to become awake," also from wacian "to be or remain awake," both from P.Gmc. *waken (cf. O.S. wakon, O.N. vaka, Dan. vaage, O.Fris. waka, Du. waken, O.H.G. wahhen, Ger. wachen "to be awake," Goth. wakan "to watch"), from PIE base *weg- "to be strong, be lively" (cf. Skt. vajah "force, swiftness, race, prize," vajayati "drives on;" L. vegere, vigere "to be live, be active, quicken," vigil "awake, wakeful," vigor "liveliness, activity"). Causative sense "to rouse from sleep" is attested from c.1300. Phrase wake-up call is attested from 1976, originally a call one received from the hotel desk in the morning.
2. A merger of two verbs of related/similar form and meaning:
3. * Middle English waken, Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną.
4. * Middle English wakien, Old English wacian, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. See: Middle English 'waken', Old English 'wacan', Proto-Germanic '*wakaną', Middle English 'wakien', Old English 'wacian', Proto-Germanic '*wakāną'.

Verbs referencing "wake"

Esperanto veki, German, old spelling wachen, Danish våge, Norwegian, nynorsk vòke, Norwegian, nynorsk vòka, Norwegian, nynorsk voka.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] towards noon. After exhausting (with good help from a friend ) the larder, and the stock of bottled beer, I lay down to sleep; being very much tired with the fatigues of yesterday. But I woke from my nap in time to hurry up, and see Hell Gate, the Hog 's Back, the Frying Pan, and other notorious localities, attractive to all readers of famous Diedrich Knickerbocker 's History. We were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] draw it at his pleasure. During the day, his bedstead turns up against the wall, and leaves more space for him to work in. His loom, or bench, or wheel, is there; and there he labours, sleeps and wakes, and counts the seasons as they change, and grows old. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Mary, ” said her husband, coming in, with his overcoat in his hand, “ you must wake her up now; we must be off. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of the face, but he is certain of the dark form of a stooping man. In the cell upon the other side, he puts another figure, whose face is hidden from him also. Day after day, and often when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he thinks of these two men until he is almost distracted. He never changes them. There they are always as he first imagined them—an old man on the right; a younger [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the cell have something dreadful in them: that their colour is horrible: that their smooth surface chills his blood: that there is one hateful corner which torments him. Every morning when he wakes, he hides his head beneath the coverlet, and shudders to see the ghastly ceiling looking down upon him. The blessed light of day itself peeps in, an ugly phantom face, through the unchangeable [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I wake, of course, when we get under weigh, for there is a good deal of noise. The day is then just breaking. Everybody wakes at the same time. Some are self-possessed directly, and some are much [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I wake, of course, when we get under weigh, for there is a good deal of noise. The day is then just breaking. Everybody wakes at the same time. Some are self-possessed directly, and some are much perplexed to make out where they are until they have rubbed their eyes, and leaning on one elbow, looked about them. Some [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [ 1 ] Gen. 9:25. his is what Noah says when he wakes out of drunkenness and realizes that his youngest son, Ham, father of Canaan, has seen him naked. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now's your time, ” said Haley, taking the sleeping child up, and handing him to the stranger. “ Don't wake him up, and set him to crying, now; it would make a devil of a fuss with the gal. ” The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up the wharf. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • At midnight, Tom waked, with a sudden start. Something black passed quickly by him to the side of the boat, and he heard a splash in the water. No one else saw or heard anything. He raised his head,—the woman's place was [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Than he woke up and saw he missed his stop, (Cien)