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부르다

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call for; call out for; gesture

1.Verb

  1. 1

    call for; call out for; gesture

    To ask someone to come or draw his/her attention through words or actions.

    Korean definition: 말이나 행동으로 다른 사람을 오라고 하거나 주의를 끌다.

    • The child pretended not to hear his mother calling.

    • Grandma beckoned to her grandson, who was about to leave the room.

  2. 2

    call out; check; do

    To check by reading aloud names or a list of names.

    Korean definition: 이름이나 명단을 소리 내 읽으며 확인하다.

    • The teacher always takes attendance before class starts.

    • Before he passed away, Grandpa called out each grandchild's name one by one and held their hands.

  3. 3

    say; read; dictate

    To say something to be recorded or repeated by another.

    Korean definition: 남이 받아 적거나 되풀이할 수 있게 말하다.

    • Min-jun read out his new phone number to his friends.

    • Since his mother's hands were bad, Min-jun wrote the letter down as she dictated.

  4. 4

    sing

    To sing to a tune.

    Korean definition: 곡조에 따라 노래하다.

    • Seung-gyu loves singing and mostly enjoys singing pop songs.

    • The music teacher had the students sing art songs in class.

2.Adjective

  1. 1

    full

    Feeling one's stomach is stuffed after eating food.

    Korean definition: 음식을 먹어서 배 속이 가득 찬 느낌이 있다.

    • I ate a lot, so I'm full.

    • For the first time in a long while I went to a buffet and ate to my heart's content until I was stuffed.

  2. 2

    (belly) big

    Having a large belly due to pregnancy.

    Korean definition: 임신을 해서 배가 나와 있다.

    • Buses have seats set aside for pregnant women with big bellies.

    • I stared blankly at the pregnant woman sitting across from me and thought of my mother.

  3. 3

    bulging; bellied

    An object bulging in the middle.

    Korean definition: 물건의 가운데 부분이 불룩 나와 있다.

    • Ji-su filled the round-bellied glass to the brim with beer.

    • In this area there are many houses built with columns that bulge in the middle.