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떠나다

tteonada[떠나다]Beginner · TOPIK I

leave; depart

Verb

  1. 1

    leave; depart

    To move from a place where one has been to another place.

    Korean definition: 있던 곳에서 다른 곳으로 옮겨 가다.

    • My younger sibling left for the US last year to study English.

    • With the autumn wind blowing, I feel like taking off somewhere on a whim.

  2. 2

    leave

    To get out of a place where one has been or part with people whom one has known, in order to move to another place or meet other people.

    Korean definition: 다른 곳이나 사람에게 옮겨 가려고 있던 곳이나 사람들한테서 벗어나다.

    • After graduating from high school, Ji-su left her hometown and came up to Seoul.

    • Having to leave this place where I'd lived for ten years and move elsewhere made me sad.

  3. 3

    be estranged from; cut oneself from

    To sever one's relations with something or some people, or become unrelated to them.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일이나 사람들과 관계를 끊거나 관련이 없는 상태가 되다.

    • Ji-su's heart drifted away from her lover, so she told him it was over.

    • Setting aside the exam results, I found meaning in the fact that I had worked hard.

  4. 4

    set forth

    To set out to do something.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일을 하러 나서다.

    • Tired of our repetitive daily routine, we decided to set off on a trip.

    • When war broke out, people shouldered their belongings and fled south.