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wak meaning in English

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wak bijvoeglijk naamwoord

soggy [soggier, soggiest](soaked with liquid)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.ɡi] [US: ˈsɑː.ɡi]

wak substantief
{n}

glade(open space in ice)
noun
[UK: ɡleɪd] [US: ˈɡleɪd]

wake substantief

vigil [vigils](keeping awake)
noun
[UK: ˈvɪ.dʒɪl] [US: ˈvɪ.dʒəl]

wake [wakes](period after death)
noun
[UK: weɪk] [US: ˈweɪk]

wake-up call substantief

wake-up call [wake-up calls](figuratively: alert, reminder, call to action)
noun
[UK: weɪk ʌp kɔːl ] [US: weɪk ʌp kɔl ]

waken werkwoord

be awake(to not sleep)
verb
[UK: bi ə.ˈweɪk] [US: bi ə.ˈweɪk]

wakker bijvoeglijk naamwoord

awake(conscious)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈweɪk] [US: ə.ˈweɪk]

conscious(alert, awake)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɒn.ʃəs] [US: ˈkɑːn.ʃəs]

wakker maken werkwoord

awaken [awakened, awakening, awakens](transitive: to cause to become awake)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈweɪkən] [US: ə.ˈweɪkən]

wake(to make somebody stop sleeping)
verb
[UK: weɪk] [US: ˈweɪk]

wake up(to awaken (someone else))
verb
[UK: weɪk ʌp] [US: ˈweɪk ʌp]

wakker worden werkwoord

awaken [awakened, awakening, awakens](intransitive: to stop sleeping)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈweɪkən] [US: ə.ˈweɪkən]

wake(to stop sleeping)
verb
[UK: weɪk] [US: ˈweɪk]

wake up(to (become) awake)
verb
[UK: weɪk ʌp] [US: ˈweɪk ʌp]

wakvlakte substantief

polynya(area of open water surrounded by sea ice)
noun

afzwakken werkwoord

blunt [blunted, blunting, blunts](to repress or weaken)
verb
[UK: blʌnt] [US: ˈblənt]

decline [declined, declining, declines](become weaker or worse)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈklaɪn] [US: dɪ.ˈklaɪn]

lessen [lessened, lessening, lessens](to make less)
verb
[UK: ˈles.n̩] [US: ˈles.n̩]

palliate [palliated, palliating, palliates](obsolete: to lessen the severity of)
verb
[UK: ˈpæ.lɪeɪt] [US: ˈpæ.lɪeɪt]

bewaken werkwoord

guard [guarded, guarding, guards](to protect from some offence)
verb
[UK: ɡɑːd] [US: ˈɡɑːrd]

ward [warded, warding, wards](To keep in safety; to watch; to guard)
verb
[UK: wɔːd] [US: ˈwɔːrd]

watch over(to guard and protect)
verb

bewaker substantief
{m}

guard [guards](person who or thing that protects something)
noun
[UK: ɡɑːd] [US: ˈɡɑːrd]

guardian [guardians](guard or watcher)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɑː.dɪən] [US: ˈɡɑːr.diən]

keeper [keepers](guard, custodian)
noun
[UK: ˈkiː.pə(r)] [US: ˈkiː.pər]

security guard(person employed to provide security)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti ɡɑːd] [US: sɪ.ˈkjʊ.rə.ti ˈɡɑːrd]

bewaking substantief

ward [wards](action of a watchman)
noun
[UK: wɔːd] [US: ˈwɔːrd]

bewaking substantief
{f}

surveillance [surveillances](observation of individuals or groups of individuals)
noun
[UK: sɜː.ˈveɪ.ləns] [US: sər.ˈveɪ.ləns]

bewakingscamera substantief
{f}

surveillance camera(CCTV camera)
noun

camerabewaking substantief
{f}

video surveillance(security technology)
noun

de keten is zo sterk als haar zwakste schakel phrase

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism)
phrase

dodenwake substantief

wake [wakes](period after death)
noun
[UK: weɪk] [US: ˈweɪk]

grensbewaker substantief
{m}

border guard(a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states)
noun

grensbewaking substantief
{f}

border control(regulation of movement of people, animals or goods across a border)
noun

het zwakke geslacht substantief
{n}

fair sex(women)
noun
[UK: feə(r) seks] [US: ˈfer ˈseks]

kopi loewak substantief

kopi luwak(coffee made from eaten berries)
noun

kwak interjection

ribbit(the sound made by a frog or toad)
interjection
[UK: ˈrɪ.bət] [US: ˈrɪ.bət]

kwak substantief

croak [croaks](the sound of a frog or toad)
noun
[UK: krəʊk] [US: kroʊk]

dollop(considerable lump)
noun
[UK: ˈdɒ.ləp] [US: ˈdɑː.ləp]

gob [gobs](lump of soft or sticky material)
noun
[UK: ɡɒb] [US: ˈɡɑːb]

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