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write; write down

1.Verb

  1. 1

    write; write down

    To record something in writing.

    Korean definition: 어떤 내용을 글로 쓰다.

    • My elementary school daughter diligently wrote down her observations of morning glories and made an observation journal.

    • The few lines of impressions I usually jot down make me look back on what I've been thinking.

  2. 2

    do; write

    To do bookkeeping or write a diary, etc.

    Korean definition: 장부나 일기 등을 쓰다.

    • My meticulous wife collects receipts, checks every expense, and keeps a household account book.

    • Looking at the diary I started keeping as a child, I can remember how I grew up.

2.Adjective

  1. 1

    little; a little

    Not meeting a certain standard in terms of number, quantity or degree.

    Korean definition: 수나 양, 정도가 일정한 기준에 미치지 못하다.

    • He was not happy with his workplace, which paid him little money for the hours he worked.

    • I'm quiet and introverted, so I had few friends.