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모시다

mosida[모시다]Beginner · TOPIK I

serve; attend; wait on

Verb

  1. 1

    serve; attend; wait on

    To serve one's elder or someone respected near him/her, or live with him/her.

    Korean definition: 윗사람이나 존경하는 사람 가까이에서 시중을 들거나 함께 살다.

    • My older brother continued to take care of our parents even after he got married.

    • My husband serves the president closely at the Blue House.

  2. 2

    live with; stay with; accompany

    (honorific) To have someone go, stay or live with oneself.

    Korean definition: (높임말로) 데리다.

    • I took my sick father to the hospital.

    • The son went out to the train station and brought his parents home.

  3. 3

    perform; worship

    To perform ancestral rites, etc.

    Korean definition: 제사 등을 지내다.

    • At the head family's house, they hold ancestral rites every year.

    • When Chuseok came, the couple went to their hometown to perform the ancestral rites.

  4. 4

    invite; appoint; ask

    To invite one's superior or a respected person to take a position or status.

    Korean definition: 윗사람이나 존경하는 사람을 받들어 어떤 자리나 신분을 차지하도록 하다.

    • We appointed President Kim as the head of the new company.

    • I took a senior from my school as my teacher and started studying art.