Woken

verb
1.
a past participle of wake1 .
verb (used without object), waked or woke, waked or woken, waking.
1.
to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).
2.
to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken:
to wake from one’s daydreams.
3.
to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken:
to wake to the true situation.
4.
to be or continue to be awake:
Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
5.
to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.:
I will wake until you return.
6.
to hold a wake over a corpse.
7.
to keep watch or vigil.
verb (used with object), waked or woke, waked or woken, waking.
8.
to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up):
Don’t wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o’clock.
9.
to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often followed by up):
The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
10.
to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
11.
to keep watch or vigil over.
noun
12.
a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
13.
a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.
14.
a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance.
15.
the state of being awake:
between sleep and wake.
verb
1.
a past participle of wake1
verb wakes, waking, woke, woken
1.
(often foll by up) to rouse or become roused from sleep
2.
(often foll by up) to rouse or become roused from inactivity
3.
(intransitive; often foll by to or up to) to become conscious or aware: at last he woke to the situation
4.
(intransitive) to be or remain awake
5.
(transitive) to arouse (feelings etc)
6.
(dialect) to hold a wake over (a corpse)
7.
(archaic or dialect) to keep watch over
8.
(informal) wake up and smell the coffee, to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation
noun
9.
a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial
10.
(in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral
11.
the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches
12.
a solemn or ceremonial vigil
13.
(usually pl) an annual holiday in any of various towns in northern England, when the local factory or factories close, usually for a week or two weeks
14.
(rare) the state of being awake
noun
1.
the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water
2.
the track or path left by anything that has passed: wrecked houses in the wake of the hurricane

wake definition

A funeral celebration, common in Ireland, at which the participants stay awake all night keeping watch over the body of the dead person before burial. A wake traditionally involves a good deal of feasting and drinking.