awakens

verb

present tense third-person singular of awaken
1
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping be quiet or you'll awaken the kids

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2
as in awakes
to cease to be asleep guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes

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Recent Examples of awakens But when the 20-foot-tall creation awakens, his gentle nature clashes with the violent purpose he was built for. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 The 12-year-old student council member spoke about how the shofar, the ram’s horn blown during High Holy Days, awakens Jews to reflect on and reaffirm their beliefs. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 The co-creators had already hinted that after season 1, the subsequent installments would take the action back to 1935 and 1908, as the creature awakens from his sleep cycle every 27 years. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026 Listening to God’s messages of love for us awakens us to our spiritual worth and protection and guides us wisely. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 The crew awakens Hillstrand from a nap to alert him that Ryan is injured. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 Atlantic awakens There are three separate areas of potential tropical development in the tropical Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The Wall by Marlen Haushofer While vacationing in the Austrian Alps, a woman awakens to discover an invisible wall has cut her off from the rest of humanity. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026 But when Lucky awakens, disoriented, in her hotel room, Cary and the cash have vanished. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakens
  1. wakes
  2. awakes
  3. rouses
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  • The speaker in Hirshfield’s poem wakes twice, inviting us to consider both a physical awakening and a spiritual one.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of wakes
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  • While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of awakes
Verb
  • Carl lowers his head like a hitter hit by a pitch, then rouses himself and breaks into a stiff, elderly trot, shooting a salute over at whoever’s inside the tilted little guard hut.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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