Korean word

불러일으키다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpulleoireukida

Meaning

  • verbbring back

Example

그 노래는 옛날 기억을 불러일으켰다.keu no rae neun yen nal ki eo geul pul leo i reu kyeot tta

The song brought back old memories.

Illustration for 불러일으키다 (bring back)

More examples

이 냄새는 어린 시절의 기억을 불러일으킨다.i naem sae neun eo rin si jeo rui ki eo geul pul leo i reu kin da

This smell brings back memories of childhood.

Core concept

Something from the past rises to the surface because an outside trigger draws it out.

Common phrases

  • 기억을 불러일으키다ki eo geul pul leo i reu ki da

    bring back memories

  • 감정을 불러일으키다kam jeong eul pul leo i reu ki da

    stir up emotions

  • 관심을 불러일으키다kwan si meul pul leo i reu ki da

    spark interest

Similar words

떠올리다tteoollida: Recall a past memory, experience, or scene by bringing it back to mind on purpose.
떠오르다tteooreuda: A memory or idea rises into awareness by itself.
생각나게 하다saenggangnage hada: Prompt someone to remember something or feel an emotion connected with it.
상기시키다sanggisikida: Remind someone of a fact, rule, or key point that had slipped from memory.

Definition in Korean

어떤 자극이 사람의 오래된 생각이나 감정의 흔적을 밖으로 끄집어내다.eo tteon cha geu gi sa ra mui o rae doen saeng ga gi na kam jeong ui heun jeo geul pa kkeu ro kkeu ji beo nae da

Word origin

Its form combines 불러 (bulreo, "call forth") with 일으키다 (ireukida, "make arise"), creating the image of calling a hidden response into motion.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when a person does not recall something by choice but has a memory or feeling brought on by a sound, sight, or event.

Other meanings

  • causeverb
  • remindverb
  • stir upverb

Opposites

  • 잊다itttaforgetverb
  • 억제하다eokjjehadasuppressverb

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