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밝혀지다

balkyeojida[발켜지다]Intermediate · TOPIK IIThinking & knowing

be illuminated; be lightened; be brightened

Verb

  1. 1

    be illuminated; be lightened; be brightened

    For a thing emitting light to become bright.

    Korean definition: 빛을 내는 물건이 환하게 되다.

    • The room is lit by two bright fluorescent lights.

    • This place is always brightly lit, so when you're inside you can't tell whether it's day or night.

  2. 2

    be revealed; be disclosed

    For the truth, value, right and wrong , fact, etc., of something to be revealed and made known.

    Korean definition: 진리, 가치, 옳고 그름, 사실 등이 드러나 알려지다.

    • As the truth of the case was not revealed, all kinds of theories and speculation ran rampant.

    • The cause of an incurable disease that had long been unknown was revealed by the research team.