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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

반쯤 잠든

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Ban-jjeum jamdeun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Half-asleep/ˌhæf.əˈsliːp/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 수업 중 반쯤 잠든 상태였다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Partially awake; in a state of drowsiness.

    "She was half-asleep during the lecture, struggling to keep her eyes open."
  2. 2

    In a state of lethargy or sluggishness, often due to lack of sleep.

    "After staying up late, he felt half-asleep all morning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English half ('part, side') and aslæpan ('to sleep'), which stems from Proto-Germanic roots. The compound has been used in English since the late Middle English period to describe a transitional state between wakefulness and slumber.

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