wake – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wake

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wake up
Participle: waked up; woken up
Gerund: waking up

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iwake up
youwake up
he;she;itwakes up
wewake up
youwake up
theywake up

Perfect

Ihave waked up; woken up
youhave waked up; woken up
he;she;ithas waked up; woken up
wehave waked up; woken up
youhave waked up; woken up
theyhave waked up; woken up

Past

Iwaked up; woke up
youwaked up; woke up
he;she;itwaked up; woke up
wewaked up; woke up
youwaked up; woke up
theywaked up; woke up

Pluperfect

Ihad waked up; woken up
youhad waked up; woken up
he;she;ithad waked up; woken up
wehad waked up; woken up
youhad waked up; woken up
theyhad waked up; woken up

Future

Iwill wake up
youwill wake up
he;she;itwill wake up
wewill wake up
youwill wake up
theywill wake up

Future Perfect

Iwill have waked up; woken up
youwill have waked up; woken up
he;she;itwill have waked up; woken up
wewill have waked up; woken up
youwill have waked up; woken up
theywill have waked up; woken up

Subjunctive

Present

Iwake up
youwake up
he;she;itwake up
wewake up
youwake up
theywake up

Perfect

Ihave waked up; woken up
youhave waked up; woken up
he;she;ithave waked up; woken up
wehave waked up; woken up
youhave waked up; woken up
theyhave waked up; woken up

Imperfect

Iwaked up; woke up
youwaked up; woke up
he;she;itwaked up; woke up
wewaked up; woke up
youwaked up; woke up
theywaked up; woke up

Pluperfect

Ihad waked up; woken up
youhad waked up; woken up
he;she;ithad waked up; woken up
wehad waked up; woken up
youhad waked up; woken up
theyhad waked up; woken up

Conditional

Present

Iwould wake up
youwould wake up
he;she;itwould wake up
wewould wake up
youwould wake up
theywould wake up

Perfect

Iwould have waked up; woken up
youwould have waked up; woken up
he;she;itwould have waked up; woken up
wewould have waked up; woken up
youwould have waked up; woken up
theywould have waked up; woken up

Imperative

youwake up
weLet's wake up
youwake up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waking up
youare waking up
he;she;itis waking up
weare waking up
youare waking up
theyare waking up

Perfect

Ihave been waking up
youhave been waking up
he;she;ithas been waking up
wehave been waking up
youhave been waking up
theyhave been waking up

Past

Iwas waking up
youwere waking up
he;she;itwas waking up
wewere waking up
youwere waking up
theywere waking up

Pluperfect

Ihad been waking up
youhad been waking up
he;she;ithad been waking up
wehad been waking up
youhad been waking up
theyhad been waking up

Future

Iwill be waking up
youwill be waking up
he;she;itwill be waking up
wewill be waking up
youwill be waking up
theywill be waking up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waking up
youwill have been waking up
he;she;itwill have been waking up
wewill have been waking up
youwill have been waking up
theywill have been waking up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waking up
youwould be waking up
he;she;itwould be waking up
wewould be waking up
youwould be waking up
theywould be waking up

Perfect

Iwould have been waking up
youwould have been waking up
he;she;itwould have been waking up
wewould have been waking up
youwould have been waking up
theywould have been waking up

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wake'

wake,

Verbs similar to 'wake'

awake, bake, cake, fake, hake, jake, lake, make, nake, rake,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

come up from one's bed
arise
leave one's bed
rise
to become conscious after having slept
abraid, arise, arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, stir, wake up, waken
To leave one's bed
get up, rise
intransitive, to stop sleeping
awaken
wake from sleep or stupor
arouse, awaken
to suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure
animate, awaken, call up, electrify, encourage, enflame, enkindle, enliven, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, galvanise, gin up, inflame, inspirit, intoxicate, invigorate, kindle, liven, liven up, pique, provoke, quicken, rouse, sharpen, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir up, stoke, suscitate, thrill, vitalize, warm the blood, whet, work up
to cause somebody to stop sleeping
arouse, awake, awaken, bring round, cry, knock up, rouse, roust, uprouse, wake up, waken
arise
awake, rise
awaken
arouse, stir, rouse, waken, call, prod
animate
activate, provoke, stimulate, motivate, kindle

Antonyms

to become conscious after having slept
fall asleep, sleep

Additional Information

The regular form is used in American English

Etymology

1. "to become awake," O.E. wacan "to become awake," also from wacian "to be or remain awake," both from P.Gmc. *waken (cf. O.S. wakon, O.N. vaka, Dan. vaage, O.Fris. waka, Du. waken, O.H.G. wahhen, Ger. wachen "to be awake," Goth. wakan "to watch"), from PIE base *weg- "to be strong, be lively" (cf. Skt. vajah "force, swiftness, race, prize," vajayati "drives on;" L. vegere, vigere "to be live, be active, quicken," vigil "awake, wakeful," vigor "liveliness, activity"). Causative sense "to rouse from sleep" is attested from c.1300. Phrase wake-up call is attested from 1976, originally a call one received from the hotel desk in the morning.
2. A merger of two verbs of related/similar form and meaning:
3. * Middle English waken, Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną.
4. * Middle English wakien, Old English wacian, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. See: Middle English 'waken', Old English 'wacan', Proto-Germanic '*wakaną', Middle English 'wakien', Old English 'wacian', Proto-Germanic '*wakāną'.

Verbs referencing "wake"

Esperanto veki, German, old spelling wachen, Danish våge, Norwegian, nynorsk vòke, Norwegian, nynorsk vòka, Norwegian, nynorsk voka.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] towards noon. After exhausting (with good help from a friend ) the larder, and the stock of bottled beer, I lay down to sleep; being very much tired with the fatigues of yesterday. But I woke from my nap in time to hurry up, and see Hell Gate, the Hog 's Back, the Frying Pan, and other notorious localities, attractive to all readers of famous Diedrich Knickerbocker 's History. We were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] draw it at his pleasure. During the day, his bedstead turns up against the wall, and leaves more space for him to work in. His loom, or bench, or wheel, is there; and there he labours, sleeps and wakes, and counts the seasons as they change, and grows old. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Mary, ” said her husband, coming in, with his overcoat in his hand, “ you must wake her up now; we must be off. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of the face, but he is certain of the dark form of a stooping man. In the cell upon the other side, he puts another figure, whose face is hidden from him also. Day after day, and often when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he thinks of these two men until he is almost distracted. He never changes them. There they are always as he first imagined them—an old man on the right; a younger [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the cell have something dreadful in them: that their colour is horrible: that their smooth surface chills his blood: that there is one hateful corner which torments him. Every morning when he wakes, he hides his head beneath the coverlet, and shudders to see the ghastly ceiling looking down upon him. The blessed light of day itself peeps in, an ugly phantom face, through the unchangeable [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I wake, of course, when we get under weigh, for there is a good deal of noise. The day is then just breaking. Everybody wakes at the same time. Some are self-possessed directly, and some are much [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I wake, of course, when we get under weigh, for there is a good deal of noise. The day is then just breaking. Everybody wakes at the same time. Some are self-possessed directly, and some are much perplexed to make out where they are until they have rubbed their eyes, and leaning on one elbow, looked about them. Some [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [ 1 ] Gen. 9:25. his is what Noah says when he wakes out of drunkenness and realizes that his youngest son, Ham, father of Canaan, has seen him naked. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now's your time, ” said Haley, taking the sleeping child up, and handing him to the stranger. “ Don't wake him up, and set him to crying, now; it would make a devil of a fuss with the gal. ” The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up the wharf. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • At midnight, Tom waked, with a sudden start. Something black passed quickly by him to the side of the boat, and he heard a splash in the water. No one else saw or heard anything. He raised his head,—the woman's place was [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Than he woke up and saw he missed his stop, (Cien)