Meaning 1elevated; literal waking sense · 82%
To cause a person or being to move from sleep into wakefulness.
Natural examples
Der Vater erweckt den Sohn vorsichtig.
The father gently wakes his son.
Der Wecker erweckte alle im Haus.
The alarm woke everyone in the house.
Die ersten Sonnenstrahlen erweckten den Wanderer aus tiefem Schlaf.
The first sunlight woke the hiker from a deep sleep.
Usage note
Erwecken is inseparable and forms erweckt. Its literal sense “to wake” is elevated and often occurs with aus tiefem Schlaf.
Mini-lesson: erwecken
To cause a person or being to move from sleep into wakefulness. Erwecken is inseparable and forms erweckt. Its literal sense “to wake” is elevated and often occurs with aus tiefem Schlaf.
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