ake
Americanverb (used without object)
Example Sentences
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On February 4, Miyasaka once again declared an "open sea" or "ake no umi", meaning little chance one would appear before spring.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
The course was supposed to ake five years, but Medina tossed it off in three.
From Time Magazine Archive
The frightening idea really began to ake hold on June 24, 1947.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis "By turns now half asleep, now half awake, My wounds began to smart, my hurt to ake."
From Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Next in rank to the sub-chiefs come a number of ake baibe, which means “great men.”
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
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