"bewake" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bewakes [present, singular, third-person], bewaking [participle, present], bewaked [participle, past], bewaked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bewaken (“to watch”), from Old English bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), equivalent to be- + wake. Cognate with Dutch bewaken, German bewachen, Swedish bevaka, Danish bevåge. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bewaken||to watch}} Middle English bewaken (“to watch”), {{inh|en|ang|bewacian||to watch, keep watch over}} Old English bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), {{prefix|en|be|wake}} be- + wake, {{cog|nl|bewaken}} Dutch bewaken, {{cog|de|bewachen}} German bewachen, {{cog|sv|bevaka}} Swedish bevaka, {{cog|da|bevåge}} Danish bevåge Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewake (third-person singular simple present bewakes, present participle bewaking, simple past and past participle bewaked)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To watch; keep watch over; guard. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-bewake-en-verb-Q14qtnKl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 3 4 3 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 25 16 19 16 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 5 6 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 3 4 3 38
  2. (transitive) To awaken thoroughly; keep awake. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bewake-en-verb-FCFGtTZf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 25 16 19 16 24
  3. (transitive) To spend waking; watch through. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bewake-en-verb-Hi2970qe Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 25 16 19 16 24
  4. (intransitive) To keep awake; watch. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bewake-en-verb-ktNF0kcl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 25 16 19 16 24
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-bewake-en-verb-JaL7DFLC Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 25 16 19 16 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bewatch
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