가라앉다

garaanda · [가라안따]

sink · settle · calm down · subside

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. sink; settleFor something on the surface of or in the midst of water, etc., to go down to the bottom.
  2. calm down; subsideFor a bad weather to become warmer or for a strong natural phenomenon to become weaker.
  3. calm down; subdueFor a strong emotion or feeling to fade away slowly.
  4. abate; subsideFor the symptom of a disease to get better.
  5. calm down; subdueFor a boisterous situation to become quiet.
  6. be tranquilizedFor a voice, facial expression, etc., to sink.

Examples from Lessons (3)

It's only natural for your mood to sink after watching a sad scene.

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Will simply changing my attitude like that make the anxiety settle down a bit?

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It was something I truly never expected, so my bewilderment hasn't subsided.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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