How to Use "Wake" with Example Sentences

wake (v): to stop sleeping; to make someone stop sleeping

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Used with adverbs:

"She had woken early today."
(early, late)

"She had suddenly woken."
(suddenly, finally)

"She gently wakes him every morning."
(gently)

Used with prepositions:

"He woke up from a deep sleep."
(from)

"I wake up at six o'clock every morning."
(at)

"He woke up to the sound of his alarm clock."
(to)

Example sentences:

"Please wake me when you leave."

"She wakes up very early."

"Nothing can wake him up when he's in a deep sleep."

"His snoring can wake the dead."

"Please do not wake up of the sleeping baby."

wake (n): the time to pay your respects to a deceased person before the burial

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Example sentences:

"Many people attended the wake."

"We have to make arrangements for the wake."

"They were very emotional at the wake."

"Everyone was crying at the wake."