- arouse someone from something
- arouse someone from somethingto activate a person out of a state of rest, sleep, or inaction. •
I could not arouse her from her sleep.
•She aroused herself from a deep sleep.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
arouse someone from something
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arouse — verb (T) 1 arouse interest/expectations etc to make you become interested, expect something etc: Matt s behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors. 2 arouse anger/fear/dislike etc to make someone feel very angry, afraid etc 3 to make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
arouse — a|rouse [əˈrauz] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: rouse] 1.) arouse interest/expectations etc to make you become interested, expect something etc ▪ Matt s behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors. 2.) arouse… … Dictionary of contemporary English
arouse — [[t]əra͟ʊz[/t]] arouses, arousing, aroused 1) VERB If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. [V n] His revolutionary work in linguistics has aroused intense scholarly… … English dictionary
wake — I. /weɪk / (say wayk) verb (woke or, Chiefly US, waked, woken or, Chiefly US, waken, waking) –verb (i) 1. Also, wake up. to become roused from sleep; awake. 2. to be or continue awake. 3. to remain awake for …
waken — (v.) to become awake, O.E. wæcnan, wæcnian to rise, spring, from the same source as WAKE (Cf. wake) (v.). Figurative sense was in O.E. Transitive sense of to arouse (someone or something) from sleep is recorded from c.1200. Related: Wakened;… … Etymology dictionary
wake — weɪk n. trail, trace, track left by ship in water, path of anything that has passed; practice of viewing a dead body in its coffin before the burial; funeral gathering characterized by festive remembrance of the deceased v. arouse someone or… … English contemporary dictionary
wakes — weɪk n. trail, trace, track left by ship in water, path of anything that has passed; practice of viewing a dead body in its coffin before the burial; funeral gathering characterized by festive remembrance of the deceased v. arouse someone or… … English contemporary dictionary
waking — wak·ing || weɪkɪŋ adj. awake, alert; pertaining to the hours of wakefulness weɪk n. trail, trace, track left by ship in water, path of anything that has passed; practice of viewing a dead body in its coffin before the burial; funeral… … English contemporary dictionary
woke — weɪk n. trail, trace, track left by ship in water, path of anything that has passed; practice of viewing a dead body in its coffin before the burial; funeral gathering characterized by festive remembrance of the deceased v. arouse someone or… … English contemporary dictionary
woken — weɪk n. trail, trace, track left by ship in water, path of anything that has passed; practice of viewing a dead body in its coffin before the burial; funeral gathering characterized by festive remembrance of the deceased v. arouse someone or… … English contemporary dictionary
get — [c]/gɛt / (say get) verb (got, got or, Chiefly US, gotten, Archaic, gat, getting) –verb (t) 1. to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: to get favour by service; get a good price. 2. to fetch or bring: I w …
