No. 8,360 in Catalan

despertar

"Despertar" means "to wake up" or "to awaken" in English.

In a sentence

Va despertar-se a les sis del matí.
He woke up at six in the morning.
reflexive to indicate waking oneself up
Aquest llibre em desperta molta curiositat.
This book awakens a lot of curiosity in me.
to evoke or awaken an emotion or feeling
El despertador va despertar tota la família.
The alarm clock woke up the whole family.
to wake someone else up via an action or tool

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