woken

American  

[woh-kuhn] / ˈwoʊ kən /

verb

1. a past participle of wake.

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woken British  

/ ˈwəʊkən /

verb

1. a past participle of wake 1

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Example Sentences

He was woken by a commotion from the nests closest to him.

From Literature

Less than two days later, though, Sarah was woken up in the early hours of the morning by a nurse and wheeled into a room to a scene of "panic".

From BBC

He had woken up early and started on a big breakfast for his boys, Eric and Adam, who were ten and seven years old.

From Literature

The nearest neighbors had laughed at her, a small girl swamped in a coat running into the wind; so she’d flushed, and woken earlier the next day so nobody would see her.

From Literature

I pick up a book and read for five minutes, and drift off…till I’m woken by a knock on the back door.

From Literature