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Verb
- 1
question closely
To describe a fault or problem in detail and demand a clear answer.
Korean definition: 잘못이나 문제가 있는 일을 똑똑히 묻고 분명한 답을 요구하다.
The husband demanded of his wife, who came home late at night, where on earth she had been.
Instead of questioning the child about why his grades dropped, the father encouraged him to do better next time.
- 2
nitpick; quibble over
To clearly decide what is right, wrong, correct, false, etc.
Korean definition: 옳고 그름, 맞고 틀림 등을 자세히 밝히고 가리다.
You can't argue over right and wrong about the rich living luxuriously.
Due to insufficient evidence, the police could not determine whether or not the suspect was the culprit.
- 3
calculate
To think deeply about a profit, relationship, etc.
Korean definition: 이익이나 관계 등을 자세히 생각하다.
When buying things, Minjun carefully weighed whether they were really necessary and how useful they would be.
Jisu weighed up the features of the two phones and bought the one with more functions.
- 4
count; value
To think that something, in particular, is important in the act of planning or working.
Korean definition: 계획을 세우거나 일을 하는 데에 어떤 것을 특히 중요하게 생각하다.
A rumor went around among employees that company executives took into account which region people came from when holding promotion exams.
When hiring new employees, our company doesn't consider educational background and values the applicant's diligence and character most.