waken
verb (used with object)
to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
will waken
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future tenseof waken.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I am sure Mam will waken now, for she is such a light sleeper.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2018
And then he added somewhat maliciously, pulling at the hairs on his mole, “And do not think that silver will waken him—he has had silver under his hand since he was born.”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
Jud would have called and wakened him, but Archie B. said: “Oh, the monkey will waken him quick enough—let him alone.”
From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore
‘But come you hither, master,’ quoth he, ‘Lay your head down on this stone; For I will waken you, master dear, Afore it be time to gone.’
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick
When you have finished, I suggest that you rest until they come; they are not soft-tongued, and if you fall asleep their entrance will waken you.
From A Hero of Li?ge by Herbert Strang
