Woken Meaning
/ˈwəʊ.kən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpast participle of wake
verbTo make or become woke or woker.
Sentence Examples
You need not have woken me up.
I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She had ____ very early in the morning when her phone rang suddenly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was ____ by the sound of the birds singing outside her window earlier this very bright and sunny morning today.
Word Origin & History
Morphologically woke + -n.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The “wokening” industry swallowed Orr's latest incarnation—the new, improved Rory Rabineau—as a perfect antidote to the perceived poison of his uninsurable “mental instability.”"
— 2022, Bruce Wagner, ROAR: American Master, The Oral Biography of Roger Orr:
"Which is why progressivism ain't no religion; it's a cult. Instead of the Ten Commandments, it's political correctness. Instead of any meaningful spiritual awakening, it's a performative woke'''ning."
— 2022, Dave Rubin, Don't Burn This Country:
"Instead of a grim reminder of reality in which the Black hero survives the ordeal only to be wrongfully dispatched by police—à la Night of the Living Dead—Get Out exudes the hope of an ever-wokening world."
— 2023, Robin R. Means Coleman, Mark H. Harris, The Black Guy Dies First:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She had ____ very early in the morning when her phone rang suddenly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was ____ by the sound of the birds singing outside her window earlier this very bright and sunny morning today.