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15 words
Korean word
호전되다
Pronunciation
Romanizationhojeondoeda
Meaning
- verbimprove
Example
감기가 많이 호전됐어요.kam gi ga ma ni ho jeon dwae sseo yo
My cold has improved a lot.
More examples
치료 후에 증상이 호전됐어요.chi ryo hu e cheung sang i ho jeon dwae sseo yo
After treatment, the symptoms improved.
Core concept
A condition gradually moves from a bad state toward recovery and improvement.
Common phrases
증상이 호전되다cheung sang i ho jeon doe da
symptoms improve
상태가 호전되다sang tae ga ho jeon doe da
condition improves
Similar words
좋아지다choajida: A person's health, mood, the weather, or a situation becomes better than before.
나아지다naajida: In everyday speech, a condition or situation gets better, whether the change is small or large.
회복되다hoebokttoeda: A body or condition weakened by illness, injury, or fatigue returns toward its normal state.
Definition in Korean
병이나 문제의 상태가 점차 회복되어 좋아지다.pyeong i na mun je ui sang tae ga cheom cha hoe bok ttoe eo cho a ji da
Word origin
호전 (hojeon, "improvement") is a Sino-Korean term, and adding 되다 (doeda, "to become") forms 호전되다 (hojeondoeda, "to become better") for a condition that becomes better.
Usage tips
- This verb sounds more formal and medical than the everyday way to say that something is getting better, so it often appears in reports or careful speech.
Other meanings
- turn for the betterverb
- recoververb
Opposites
- 악화되다akwadoedaworsenverb
- 나빠지다nappajidaget worseverb
Related words
- 호전hojeonimprovementnoun
- 호전시키다hojeonsikidaimproveverb