wakes

verb

present tense third-person singular of wake
1
as in awakens
to cause to stop sleeping my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife

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2
as in awakes
to cease to be asleep I woke with a start when the door slammed

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3
as in warns
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving

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Recent Examples of wakes 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 But when Lucky wakes from a drugged sleep, Cary is gone and the money too, and police are pulling up outside. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 After their first union, Eamonn (the handsome son, of course) wakes to Aneeka praying. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 The mango papaya salad wakes the table up quickly with spicy chili ginger cashew, watermelon radish, peanuts, and Thai basil. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 The squalling of a blue jay wakes me. — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026 Tran wakes to the sounds of his mother and aunt arguing. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wakes
  1. awakens
  2. awakes
  3. warns
  4. rouses
  5. alerts
Verb
  • 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
Definition of awakens
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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
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  • The film ominously warns of an inevitable solar flare on the scale of the 1859 Carrington Event, one that, once unleashed, would reduce all communications networks, the foundations of so much of our modern world then and even more now, to dust.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Brinkley’s May order warns that officers who initiate pursuits solely for minor traffic offenses or ordinance violations without qualifying circumstances or supervisory approval could face disciplinary action.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of warns
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  • The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of rouses
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  • Choosing something positive to notice alerts her to its presence all around her—and makes the day more likely to be a happy one.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Following detection, the NCSU patch – about the size of a business card – alerts its wearer simply by vibrating against the skin.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
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