수습해요 · 수습했어요 · 수습할 거예요 · 수습하세요
to bring under control, to handle (a situation); to recover (remains)
Example
정부는 사태를 수습하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.
The government is working to get the situation under control.
Word parts
수 gather+습 pick up
Literally 'gather and pick up' — cleaning up a mess.
Good to know
A homonym 수습 (different hanja) means 'apprenticeship': 수습 기간 is a probation period.
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