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Verb
- 1
wake up
To get out of a sleeping, drunk state, etc., and come back to one's sound mental state.
Korean definition: 잠들거나 취한 상태 등에서 벗어나 온전한 정신 상태로 돌아오다.
When I woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
Jisu, who had been unconscious for several days after a car accident, finally woke up.
- 2
come to one's senses
To be in a deep or futile thought and then come to one's senses.
Korean definition: 깊은 생각이나 헛된 생각에 빠져 있다가 제정신을 차리다.
After coming out of deep meditation, I felt much more at peace.
Seunggyu woke up from his fantasy of marrying the most beautiful woman in the world.
- 3
For one's thought, life, etc., to become a developed state.
Korean definition: 생각이나 생활 등이 발달한 상태로 되다.
After King Sejong created Hangeul, many common people were able to emerge from illiteracy.
The intellectuals of that era regarded helping the people awaken from poverty and ignorance as their foremost mission.
- 4
For something changed to return to its original state.
Korean definition: 변했던 빛이 원래의 제 빛을 내다.
After the rain, the sky cleared up again.
After resting in the hospital for a few days, my complexion recovered a little.