- present tense form of awaken (3rd person singular).
awakens
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
Our dogs should be eating “real” food, they say, ideally raw meat—an “ancestral diet” that awakens their inner wolf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Glinda meanwhile has become the poster girl of the Wizard's regime -- a position that brings her privilege and popularity, but also awakens guilt and shame, stemming from her childhood.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
There’s a sense of being in a struggle together and the sense that she awakens something in him because he is much more compliant at the beginning of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Gregor Samsa goes to sleep a human and awakens as an insect.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
