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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries目覚める
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mezameru
"私は毎朝早く目覚めます。"
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 awake), of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'wahhên' and Gothic 'wakan'. The historical evolution shifted from physical cessation of sleep to metaphorical awakening of consciousness or awareness.
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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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