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높이다

make higher

Verb

  1. 1

    make higher

    To make the length from bottom to top be longer.

    Korean definition: 아래에서 위까지의 길이를 길게 하다.

    • After a fierce quarrel, the two households raised their walls higher and lived like enemies.

    • We raised our single-story house to two stories and rented it out.

  2. 2

    make higher

    To make the space from bottom to top larger.

    Korean definition: 아래에서 위까지의 벌어진 사이를 크게 하다.

    • Glaciers at the South and North Poles are melting and raising sea levels.

    • I hung the mirror higher, where the child's hands couldn't reach.

  3. 3

    raise; increase

    To make the temperature, humidity, pressure, etc., be higher than normal.

    Korean definition: 온도, 습도, 압력 등을 정해진 기준보다 위에 있게 하다.

    • We kept moving our bodies to raise our body temperature.

    • I turned up the temperature of the electric blanket, got in, and had a good, sound sleep.

  4. 4

    raise; improve

    To make the quality, level, ability, or value higher than the average.

    Korean definition: 품질이나 수준 또는 능력이나 가치를 보통보다 위에 있게 하다.

    • The players went into a training camp to strengthen their team unity.

    • Director Song's work raised the level of Korean cinema by a notch.