verb · formal
awaken
UK/əˈweɪk(ə)n/US/əˈweɪkən/a·WA·ken
Band 6-7task2speaking
to wake someone up; to cause someone to become aware of something
Examples
“The report awakened public concern about air quality.”
“I was awakened by the sound of thunder.”
“The campaign aims to awaken interest among young voters.”
Band 8 sentence
“The documentary awakened a sense of responsibility for environmental protection among viewers.”
Collocations
- awaken public interest
- awaken to the need
- be awakened by
Word family
awaken verbawakens verb (3rd sg)awakened verb (past / participle)awakening noun / adjawake adj / verb (related)
Common mistakes
The campaign woke interest in the community.→The campaign awakened interest in the community.
He awaken by a noise last night.→He was awakened by a noise last night.
Say it for a higher band
5wake up→6rouse→7+awaken
Synonyms
wake (up)
rouse
Easily confused
wake
“I woke up at six this morning.”
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