Definition of Awoken

1. Verb. (past participle of awake) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Awoken

1. awake [v] - See also: awake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Awoken

awner
awners
awnier
awniest
awning
awning deck
awning window
awninged
awnings
awnless
awns
awntient
awny
awoke
awoken (current term)
awols
awork
aworking
awqaf
awrack
awrath
awrathed
awreak
awright
awrong
awroth
awry
awry(p)
awsome

Literary usage of Awoken

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"awoken presents a special problem. The OED notes that the past participle of ... As awake fell into adjectival use, a new past participle awoken was formed ..."

2. Once a Week by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1860)
"... when I was awoken with a stifling sensation, and found my nose in llames." " Your nose in flames, Mrs. Barber?'' said Dr. Dodge. ..."

3. The Descent of the Sun: A Cycle of Birth by Francis William Bain (1903)
"And they looked at one another, dazed and bewildered, for they thought that they had awoken from a dream. And their spirits rose out of those mortal bodies ..."

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