zur Vernunft gelangen / kommen

to come to reason

Türkçe: aklı başına gelmek

Noun

Vernunft f.

Verb

kommen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der verschuldete Student gelangt zur Vernunft und sucht sich einen Job.

How it is used

Means 'to come to reason,' finally acting sensibly. Neutral register. Use when someone stops being unreasonable, e.g., 'Nach langem Streit kam er zur Vernunft.' Self-directed change, unlike 'bringen.'

Other verbs that go with Vernunft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. zur Vernunft bringento bring someone to reason
• Vernunft annehmento accept reason

All collocations with Vernunft

Other collocations built on kommen

• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
• zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
• zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
• zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
• zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)