Wake county jail number. 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). WAKE definition: 1. Only wake is used in the sense "to be awake," as in expressions like waking (not wakening) and sleeping, every waking hour. A funeral wake was in progress. . the waves that a moving…. to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping: 2. Learn more. A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral. [~ (+ up) + object] The crisis failed to wake (up) the public. oi7hh7p7tbpq8nwne0txd3tq52efaqkcirqgmr4ix