Collocations for wake - verb
1. stop being asleep
ADVERB
early,
late
She had woken even earlier than usual.
She had woken even earlier than usual.
suddenly
finally
finally
PREPOSITION
from
She had just woken up from a deep sleep.
She had just woken up from a deep sleep.
to
He woke to the sound of the sirens.
He woke to the sound of the sirens.
with
I woke with a jolt.
I woke with a jolt.
PHRASES
wake to find sth,
wake up to find sth
Any minute now she'd wake up to find herself at home safe in bed.
Any minute now she'd wake up to find herself at home safe in bed.
wake up with a start,
wake with a start
She woke with a start from a terrible nightmare.
She woke with a start from a terrible nightmare.
2. make sb stop sleeping
ADVERB
gently
I woke him gently.
I woke him gently.
VERB + wake
be careful not to,
not want to,
try not to
Be careful not to wake the children!
Be careful not to wake the children!
Wake is used with these nouns as the object:
neighbour
neighbour