Zoeken
to wake up
[phrase form: wake]
01
wakker worden, wekken
to no longer be asleep
Intransitive
1.1
wekken, wakker maken
to cause a person or animal stop being asleep
Transitive: to wake up sb
02
wakker schudden, zich bewust worden
to become aware of something, especially something important, unpleasant, or surprising
Transitive: to wake up sb to sth
Example
The financial struggle woke up the family to the importance of budgeting.
The incident woke up the community to the need for better safety measures.
The experience woke up a new understanding of life in him.
Voorbeeld
Nabije Woorden
