erwachen

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See also: Erwachen and erwächen

German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aχn

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to awake (also figuratively)
    • Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis (1915):
      Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheuren Ungeziefer verwandelt.
      As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into an enormous insect.

Conjugation

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Further reading