vække

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish wække, from Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną (“to wake”), cognate with Swedish väcka, English watch, wake, and German wecken.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /vɛkə/, [ˈʋɛɡ̊ə]

Verb

vække (past tense vækkede or vakte, past participle vækket or vakt)

  1. (transitive) to wake up (to cause someone to stop sleeping)
  2. (transitive) to arouse, cause (e.g. curiosity, interest, anger, laughter)
  3. (transitive) to awaken (spiritually or politically)

Usage notes
  • The older forms vakte and vakt are never used in the literal sense of the word.

Conjugation
Inflection of vække
present past
simple vækker vækkede or vakte
perfect har vækket or vakt havde vækket or vakt
passive vækkes vækkedes or vaktes
participle vækkende vækket or vakt
imperative væk —
infinitive vække —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund vækken —

Derived terms

References
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