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가지다

gajida[가지다]Beginner · TOPIK I

have; hold

Verb

  1. 1

    have; hold

    To carry or keep something, or hold it in one's hands.

    Korean definition: 무엇을 손에 쥐거나 몸에 지니다.

    • All the money I had was a thousand won.

    • He seemed to be holding something in his hand.

  2. 2

    own; possess; keep

    To take possession of something.

    Korean definition: 자기 것으로 하다.

    • What others have always seems bigger and better than what you have.

    • They say old Mr. Kim was once so rich that he owned over ten thousand pyeong of land.

  3. 3

    have; hold

    To have a certain job, qualification, certificate, status, etc.

    Korean definition: 직업이나 자격, 자격증, 신분 등을 지니다.

    • At that time, people with the name "Younghee" were common.

    • He bitterly resented the fact that he had been born with the status of a slave.

  4. 4

    hold; give; have; throw; convene

    To have a meeting, gathering, performance, etc.

    Korean definition: 회의나 모임, 공연 등을 열다.

    • My high school classmates and I hold a reunion once a year.

    • News came that he, a famous painter, would hold a solo exhibition in Samcheong-dong.