When you waken, or when someone or something wakens you, you wake from sleep. The noise of a door slamming wakened her Women are much more likely than men to waken because of noise. = wake Waken up means the same as waken. `Drink this coffee -- it will waken you up.' If you do waken up during the night, start the exercises again. to wake up, or to wake someone up
[ 'wA-k&n ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnian; akin to Old Norse vakna to awaken, Old English wæccan to watch.