wake

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
  2. noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
  3. noun the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

Etymology

A merger of two verbs of related/similar form and meaning: * Middle English waken, Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną. * Middle English wakien, Old English wacian, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

In classic literature

Synonyms

aftermath, backwash

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