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깨어나다

kkaeeonada[깨어나다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

wake up

Verb

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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.