돌아서다

doraseoda · [도라서다]

turn · change · improve · keep away from

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. turnTo stand in a direction that is the opposite of one's original position.
  2. changeFor one's opinion or attitude to shift to another side.
  3. changeFor an event or situation to change to another state.
  4. improveFor the state of a disease to gradually become better.
  5. keep away fromTo break off a relationship with another person and keep away from him/her.
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  1. Not to face someone in person.
  2. passTo go around a place and pass by.

Examples from Lessons (3)

And she looked at the male lead with such a disappointed expression before turning away coldly, right?

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Watching her turn away coldly, Minjun clenched his teeth.

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The protagonist on the screen wanders in the rain for a while, then eventually turns away lonesomely without a word.

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Grammar in These Examples

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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