Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to waken
Participle: wakened
Gerund: wakening
Indicative
Present
| I | waken |
| you | waken |
| he;she;it | wakens |
| we | waken |
| you | waken |
| they | waken |
Perfect
| I | have wakened |
| you | have wakened |
| he;she;it | has wakened |
| we | have wakened |
| you | have wakened |
| they | have wakened |
Past
| I | wakened |
| you | wakened |
| he;she;it | wakened |
| we | wakened |
| you | wakened |
| they | wakened |
Pluperfect
| I | had wakened |
| you | had wakened |
| he;she;it | had wakened |
| we | had wakened |
| you | had wakened |
| they | had wakened |
Future
| I | will waken |
| you | will waken |
| he;she;it | will waken |
| we | will waken |
| you | will waken |
| they | will waken |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wakened |
| you | will have wakened |
| he;she;it | will have wakened |
| we | will have wakened |
| you | will have wakened |
| they | will have wakened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | waken |
| you | waken |
| he;she;it | waken |
| we | waken |
| you | waken |
| they | waken |
Perfect
| I | have wakened |
| you | have wakened |
| he;she;it | have wakened |
| we | have wakened |
| you | have wakened |
| they | have wakened |
Imperfect
| I | wakened |
| you | wakened |
| he;she;it | wakened |
| we | wakened |
| you | wakened |
| they | wakened |
Pluperfect
| I | had wakened |
| you | had wakened |
| he;she;it | had wakened |
| we | had wakened |
| you | had wakened |
| they | had wakened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would waken |
| you | would waken |
| he;she;it | would waken |
| we | would waken |
| you | would waken |
| they | would waken |
Perfect
| I | would have wakened |
| you | would have wakened |
| he;she;it | would have wakened |
| we | would have wakened |
| you | would have wakened |
| they | would have wakened |
Imperative
| you | waken |
| we | Let's waken |
| you | waken |
Verbs conjugated like 'waken'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'waken'
aken,
awaken,
faken,
naken,
wake,
weaken,
amen,
awake,
bake,
barken,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to become conscious after having slept
- abraid, arise, arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, stir, wake, wake up
- to cause somebody to stop sleeping
- arouse, awake, awaken, bring round, cry, knock up, rouse, roust, uprouse, wake, wake up
- rouse
- wake, arouse, excite
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to become awake," O.E.
wæcnan, wæcnian "to rise, spring," from the same source as wake (v.). Fig. sense was in O.E. Trans. sense of "to arouse (someone or something) from sleep" is recorded from c.1200.
2. From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną. See: Middle English '
waknen', Old English '
wæcnan', Proto-Germanic '
*waknaną'.
Verbs referencing "waken"
Norwegian, nynorsk
vakna, Danish
vågne.
Sample Sentences
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The bed was draped in white; and there, beneath the drooping angel-figure, lay a little sleeping form,—sleeping never to waken !
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)