Meaning of 起きる in Japanese

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Definition of 起きる

  1. (v1, vi) to get up; to rise

    6時ごろ起きた。
    I got up at about six.

  2. to wake up

    お子さんはまだ起きているのですか。
    Is the kid still up?

  3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

    「事故が起きれば、すぐにわかるよ」と彼は言う。
    "If there is an accident," he says, "they will know right away."

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