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wake vs sleep

sleep vs wake

wake and sleep both are nouns.

wake and sleep both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wake Yes No Yes No
sleep Yes No Yes No
wake (noun) sleep (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) a torpid state resembling deep sleep
a period of time spent sleeping
wake (verb) sleep (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there be asleep
stop sleeping be able to accommodate for sleeping
cause to become awake or conscious
to alert someone to something
arouse or excite feelings and passions
Difference between wake and sleep

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