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A wake , funeral reception [1] or visitation is a social gathering associated with death, held before a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and friends keeping watch over the body of the dead person, usually in the home of the deceased.
They woke early. transitive verb. 1. : to stand watch over (someone or something) especially : to hold a wake over. 2. a. : to rouse from or as if from sleep : awake, wake up. Something woke her in the middle of the night.
WAKE definition: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. the waves that a moving…. Learn more.
Wake definition: to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).. See examples of WAKE used in a sentence.
WAKE meaning: 1. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. the waves that a moving…. Learn more.
A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral.
WAKE meaning: 1. to stop sleeping or to make someone else stop sleeping: 2. after something has happened, and…. Learn more.
Definition of wake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun wake, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward. “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”. synonyms: backwash. see more. noun. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) “in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured”. synonyms: aftermath, backwash.
