# waken

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈweɪkən/ · frequency rank #67,947

## Definitions
1. To wake or rouse from sleep.
2. To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.

## Etymology
From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waken