wake
verb (used without object)
to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed byup ).
wakes
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present tense formof wake (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The centre was holding four wakes in all on the October night Bli Lou celebrated her father.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
“He wakes up and he says ‘New day!’” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Previous searches for quark wakes often focused on pairs consisting of a quark and an "antiquark."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
My son wakes up and Nakano starts asking for mac and cheese.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Who's going to take Juanita to the bathroom when she wakes up?
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
