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Mrs. Smith Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Wake up !
Do they wake up or do they waken up? (simple present)
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com/wake I'd say "to waken a war" and "to wake the drunk man up"
- com/wake I'd say "to waken a war" and "to wake the drunk man up"
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Looks like both work (the latter usually without "up")
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wake
I'd say "to waken a war" and "to wake the drunk man up"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wake
I'd say "to waken a war" and "to wake the drunk man up"
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Only wake takes up. They wake up.
See for a discussion of all four verbs that mean the same thing.
CJ
See for a discussion of all four verbs that mean the same thing.
CJ
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So, theFreeDictionary.Com is wrong:
«Wake is also more common than waken when used together with up, and awake and awaken never occur in this context: She woke up (rarely wakened up; never awakened up or awoke up). »
EDIT: ...Though they claim it's The American Heritage Dictionary that the article is from...
«Wake is also more common than waken when used together with up, and awake and awaken never occur in this context: She woke up (rarely wakened up; never awakened up or awoke up). »
EDIT: ...Though they claim it's The American Heritage Dictionary that the article is from...
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Hmm. I don't know where exactly I got the information that only wake takes up. Apparently waken goes with up according to some sources. Personally, I only use wake with up.
CJ
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