Verb Usage – When to Use ‘Awoke,’ ‘Awakened,’ or ‘Awoken’?

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I am confused by what seems to me to be the more frequent use of the word awoken. During my reading, I have usually come across "He awoke" or "He was awakened". Now I am reading "He was awoken" and "He waked". (I would say "He was awakened" or "He woke/awoke to the sound of….") Would somebody please help me in my total confusion? Is there a verb here that I just can't conjugate? Has awoken become more common?

Best Answer

Awake and awaken are two distinct verbs that both mean "to rise from sleep." The verb forms for awake are irregular, but the most common choices are awake, awoke, and was awoken. The verb forms for awaken are regular: awakens, awakened, was awakened.

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