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꺼지다

kkeojida[꺼지다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

go out; be extinguished

Verb

  1. 1

    go out; be extinguished

    For a fire or light to go out.

    Korean definition: 불이나 빛이 없어지다.

    • Every time the wind blew, the faint lamp flickered as if it would go out at any moment.

    • A fire broke out in the department store parking lot, but fire trucks quickly arrived and the fire was soon put out.

  2. 2

    stop

    For an engine, etc., of a machine to stop.

    Korean definition: 기계의 동작이나 시동이 멈추다.

    • The car's engine died, maybe because a tire got stuck in a puddle.

    • The microphone suddenly went off in the middle of the speech, so the speaker couldn't be heard.

  3. 3

    fade away; disappear

    For a phenomenon or image to disappear.

    Korean definition: 어떤 현상이나 모습이 사라지다.

    • He told me not to dream dreams that would vanish like bubbles.

    • He spoke in a fading voice, so I couldn't hear him well.

  4. 4

    disappear

    For an emotion to become soft or disappear.

    Korean definition: 어떤 감정이 풀어지거나 사라지다.

    • I was worried that the confidence he had barely gained would disappear.

    • I was angry to the point of exploding, but as time passed I felt my anger gradually fading.