woken

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoʊkən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwəʊkən/
• Rhymes: -əʊkən

Verb

woken

1. past participle of wake

Anagrams

• Keown, knowe

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔkʲɛn]

Noun

woken

1. genitive plural of wokno

Synonyms

• woknow

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• wakien, waken

Etymology

From Old English wācian; equivalent to woke +‎ -en. Compare weyken and Old English wǣcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːkən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑːkən/

Verb

woken (rare)

1. To become weakened or tired; to weaken.
2. To calm; to lose one's bravery.
3. To add water to; to make watery or soft.

Conjugation

Conjugation of woken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) woken, woke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	woke	woked
2nd-person singular	wokest	wokedest
3rd-person singular	woketh	woked
subjunctive singular	woke
imperative singular		—
plural1	woken, woke	wokeden, wokede
imperative plural	woketh, woke	—
participles	wokynge, wokende	woked, ywoked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

• “wōken (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-27.