bewake

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BEWAKECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BEWAKE bewaken (“to watch”), from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#BEWAKECategory:English terms derived from Old English#BEWAKE bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), equivalent to be- +‎ wakeCategory:English terms prefixed with be-#WAKE. Cognate with Dutch bewaken, German bewachen, Swedish bevaka, Danish bevåge.

Verb

bewake (third-person singular simple present bewakes, present participle bewaking, simple past and past participle bewaked)Category:English lemmas#BEWAKECategory:English verbs#BEWAKECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BEWAKECategory:Pages with entries#BEWAKECategory:Pages with 2 entries#BEWAKE

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BEWAKE, obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#BEWAKE) To watch; keep watch over; guard.
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BEWAKE) To awaken thoroughly; keep awake.
  3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BEWAKE) To spend waking; watch through.
  4. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BEWAKE) To keep awake; watch.
  5. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BEWAKE, obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#BEWAKE) To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for.

Dutch

Verb

bewakeCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#BEWAKECategory:Dutch verb forms#BEWAKECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BEWAKECategory:Pages with entries#BEWAKECategory:Pages with 2 entries#BEWAKE

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bewaken
Category:Dutch non-lemma forms Category:Dutch verb forms Category:English intransitive verbs Category:English lemmas Category:English terms derived from Middle English Category:English terms derived from Old English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Old English Category:English terms prefixed with be- Category:English terms with obsolete senses Category:English transitive verbs Category:English verbs Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries