คืนสติ

keun sà-dtì

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] regain consciousness

To wake up and become conscious again after fainting or being knocked out; to come to.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นลมbpen lomเป็นลมbpen lom1[to] faint; pass out2[to] swoon; feel faintไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่นานmâi naanไม่นานmâi naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for long3recently; not long agoก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerคืนสติkeun sà-dtìคืนสติkeun sà-dtì1[to] regain consciousness2[to] regain one's senses (figurative)
He fainted, but he regained consciousness not long after.
2NounB2

[to] regain one's senses (figurative)

To think clearly again after shock, panic, or confusion; to regain self-control.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวดีkàao deeข่าวดีkàao deegood newsเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?ไม่ถูกต้องmâi tòok dtôngไม่ถูกต้องmâi tòok dtôngincorrect; wrongใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeสักพักsàk pákสักพักsàk pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)คืนสติkeun sà-dtìคืนสติkeun sà-dtì1[to] regain consciousness2[to] regain one's senses (figurative)
When he heard the good news, he was too overjoyed to function and needed a moment to get a grip.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ได้สติdâi sà-dtìได้สติdâi sà-dtì1[to] regain consciousness2[to] come to one's senses
  • [to] regain consciousness
  • [to] come to one's senses
ฟื้นféunฟื้นféun1[to] revive; restore [sth]2[to] recover; get better3[to] regain consciousness; come to
  • [to] revive; restore [sth]
  • [to] recover; get better
  • [to] regain consciousness; come to
คิดได้kít dâaiคิดได้kít dâai1[to] figure [sth] out; [to] get an idea2[to] be able to think3how could you think of that! (disapproving)
  • [to] figure [sth] out; [to] get an idea
  • [to] be able to think
  • how could you think of that! (disapproving)
ฟื้นคืนféun keunฟื้นคืนféun keun1[to] revive; regain consciousness2[to] be restored; return to a former state
  • [to] revive; regain consciousness
  • [to] be restored; return to a former state

Word Breakdown

คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]Part 1
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สติsà-dtìสติsà-dtì1mindfulness; present awareness; attention2presence of mind; sanity; consciousnessPart 2
คืนสติkeun sà-dtìคืนสติkeun sà-dtì[to] regain consciousness