굳다

gutda · [굳따]

harden · become solid · stiffen · freeze

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. harden; become solidFor a soft thing to become hard or stiff.
  2. stiffenFor some parts of the body such as muscles or joints to become stiff.
  3. stiffen; freezeFor a person's facial expression or attitude to become gloomy or stiff.
  4. be second natureFor a certain behavior, word, attitude, personality, etc., to grow into a habit with someone.
  5. be savedFor money, rice, etc., to not be spent or eaten wastefully so as to remain in one's possession.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

굳따 · adjective

  1. hard; solidA substance being firm and hard, not soft.
  2. firm; strongOne's will, intention, resolution, etc., being so strong that they do not change or are not shaken.
  3. stiffA person's facial expression or attitude being gloomy or stiff.
  4. tightA fist, mouth, door, window, etc., being closed too tightly to be opened easily.

Examples from Lessons (2)

In fact, it has gone beyond simply acknowledging someone's hard work and has become solidified as a sort of greeting.

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머릿속이 복잡해질수록 문장은 더욱 딱딱하게 굳어만 갔다.

The more complicated his mind became, the more rigid and stiff the sentences grew.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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