Pronunciation IPA (key): /'weɪk/ Audio (US)(file) Verb Plain form wake Third-person singular wakes Past tense woke Past participle woken Present participle waking (intransitive) If you wake up, you stop sleeping. I woke up early to catch the bus. I woke up at four o'clock this morning. (transitive) If someone or something wakes you up, they make you stop sleeping. Could you please wake Donald up? The alarm clock woke me up. Noun Singular wake Plural wakes This short section needs someone to add to it.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.