wake up
/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan."
- ""Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head""
- "I fell asleep in God's arms and woke up in hell"
- "Wake your brother up; it's time for school."
- "It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.”"
- "Some businesses were slow to wake up to the importance of the Internet."
Etymology
From wake + up.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/
- British English: /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/
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Frequently Paired Words
dawn on someone
daylight