ได้สติ(dâi sà-dtì)

Meanings

2VerbB2

[to] come to one's senses

to become calm and rational again after being shocked, angry, or confused.

Examples

ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightenedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyตั้งหลักdtâng làkตั้งหลักdtâng làk1[to] regain balance; brace oneself2[to] compose oneself; get one's bearings3[to] get established; stabilize (after a setback)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerได้สติdâi sà-dtìได้สติdâi sà-dtì1[to] regain consciousness2[to] come to one's sensesและláeและláeand (coordinating)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)โทรแจ้งtoh jâengโทรแจ้งtoh jâeng1[to] notify by phone2[to] report by phone (to authorities)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officer
At first, he was very shocked, but once he composed himself, he came to his senses and quickly called the police.