awoke — past tense of AWAKE (Cf. awake) (v.), from O.E. awoc; also see AWAKEN (Cf. awaken). The tendency has been to restrict the strong past tense (awoke) to the original intransitive sense of awake and the weak inflection (awakened) to the transitive,… … Etymology dictionary
awoke — [ə wōk′] vt., vi. pt. of AWAKE … English World dictionary
Awoke — Awake A*wake , v. t. [imp. {Awoke}, {Awaked}; p. p. {Awaked}; (Obs.) {Awaken}, {Awoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaking}. The form {Awoke} is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[=o]c), and [=a]wacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
awoke — , awaked, awakened Two common problems are worth noting: 1. Awoken, though much used, is generally considered not standard. Thus this sentence from an Agatha Christie novel (cited by Partridge) is wrong: I was awoken by that rather flashy young … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
AWOKE — past of AWAKE. * * * past tense of ↑awake, 1 * * * awoke [awoke] [əˈwəʊk] ; [əˈwoʊk] past tense of ↑awake … Useful english dictionary
awoke — [[t]əwo͟ʊk[/t]] Awoke is the past tense of awake … English dictionary
awoke, awaked, awakened — Two common problems are worth noting: 1. Awoken, though much used, is generally considered not standard. Thus this sentence from an Agatha Christie novel (cited by Partridge) is wrong: I was awoken by that rather flashy young woman. Make it … Dictionary of troublesome word
awoke, awaked, awakened — Two common problems are worth noting: 1. Awoken, though much used, is generally considered not standard. Thus this sentence from an Agatha Christie novel (cited by Partridge) is wrong: I was awoken by that rather flashy young woman. Make it … Dictionary of troublesome word
awoke, awaked, awakened — Two common problems are worth noting: 1. Awoken, though much used, is generally considered not standard. Thus this sentence from an Agatha Christie novel (cited by Partridge) is wrong: I was awoken by that rather flashy young woman. Make it … Dictionary of troublesome word
awoke — past and past participle of awake … New Collegiate Dictionary
