awaken
verb (used with or without object)
to awake; waken.
awakened
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past participleof awaken.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof awaken.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
awakenverb (used with or without object)to awake; waken.
Example Sentences
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The recent resignation of an Anthropic researcher has awakened the public to the shocking notion that runaway AI development could end humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
His folk-singer brother first awakened his interest in politics while being "asked to leave" grammar school for "messing about" deepened his dislike of authority.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"By putting your own life on the line, you awakened the conscience of an entire nation," Dipke, 30, said in a social media post.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Without realizing it, Kevin O’Leary may have awakened a new political uprising in Utah—one that could come back to bite the very lawmakers he partnered with for his latest moneymaking venture.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
“He means to chop our legs from beneath us....But if he has truly awakened, then why are the agents of the heavens...them?”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
