<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).</li><li>to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's daydreams.</li><li>to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation.</li><li>to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.</li><li>to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return.</li><li>to hold a wake over a corpse.</li><li>to keep watch or vigil.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a watching, or a watch kept, especially for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.</li><li>a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.</li><li>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.</li><li>the state of being awake: between sleep and wake.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>