wakens

verb

present tense third-person singular of waken
1
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping a sudden loud noise wakened us

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2
as in awakes
to cease to be asleep she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows

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  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Every morning, Chef wakes Tony with a bucket of cold seawater.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wakes
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  • While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of awakes
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  • The crew awakens Hillstrand from a nap to alert him that Ryan is injured.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The series follows Ray Azumi (voiced by Takeo Otsuka), a war orphan who awakens on the lunar surface as the pilot of the experimental mobile suit Gundam ZERO.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
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