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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessvegliarsi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sve-glial-see
"Mi sveglio presto la mattina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; to stop sleeping.
"I usually wake at six o'clock every morning." - 2
To become alert, aware, or conscious of something.
"She began to wake to the realities of the situation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wacan' (to come to life, arise, be born) and 'wacian' (to be or remain awake), of Proto-Germanic origin. It shares roots with Old High German 'wahhên' and Old Norse 'vaka', evolving over centuries to encompass both literal cessation of sleep and metaphorical awakening.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wake" is said worldwide
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se réveiller
Transliteration: se re-veh-ye-ray
"Je me réveille tôt tous les jours."
aufwachen
Transliteration: auf-vah-khen
"Ich wache jeden Morgen früh auf."
svegliarsi
Transliteration: sve-glial-see
"Mi sveglio presto la mattina."
despertar
Transliteration: des-per-tar
"Me despierto temprano todos los días."
acordar
Transliteration: a-kor-dar
"Eu acordo cedo todos os dias."
जागना
Transliteration: jaagna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैं रोज सुबह जल्दी जागता हूँ।"
醒来
Transliteration: xǐng lái
Script: 中文汉字
"我每天早上很早醒来。"
깨다
Transliteration: kkaeda
Script: 한국어 한글
"나는 매일 아침 일찍 깬다."
目覚める
Transliteration: mezameru
Script: 日本語
"私は毎朝早く目覚めます。"
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