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woken

American  
[woh-kuhn] / ˈwoʊ kən /

verb

  1. a past participle of wake.

woken British  
/ ˈwəʊkən /

verb

  1. a past participle of wake 1

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Example Sentences

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"Woken up to find out that Bobby Berk is leaving Queer Eye. What is this?!"

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Woken up by two toddlers jumping on my head.

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2018

Woken to find that we're just a fiver off £142,000!

From Time • Sep. 9, 2016

Woken by the crashing of timbers, she grabbed her two children and got out just in time.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2011

Woken by the Infant, who had relieved Angelo, at 6.

From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery, Jeffery E.

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