Manggising (en. To awaken)

/maŋˈɡɪ.sɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
The action of waking a person from their sleep.
I need to wake up early for my class.
Kailangan kong manggising ng maaga para sa aking klase.
Informing someone that it is time to get up.
Wake up now, it's already seven o'clock.
Manggising ka na, alas-siyete na.
An action that causes someone to wake up.
He removed the alarm clock to awake me.
Pinaalis niya ang alarm clock upang manggising ako.

Etymology

root word: gising

Common Phrases and Expressions

Wake up!
A call to awaken someone.
Manggising ka na!
Don't sleep, wake up!
A reminder not to sleep and to wake up.
Huwag kang matulog, manggising ka!

Related Words

awake
The state of being awake or not asleep.
gising
alarm
A device or sound that alerts a person that it's time to wake up.
alarma

Slang Meanings

to wake someone up, often not in a gentle or calm way
Sometimes, Mark becomes super annoying waking me up at dawn!
Minsan, nagiging sobrang annoying na manggising si Mark sa akin sa madaling araw!
to make someone aware, to express an opinion
Let's wake people up about these issues!
Tayo na't manggising sa mga tao tungkol sa issues na 'to!