먹다

meokda · [먹따]

eat · have · consume · take

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. eat; have; consume; takeTo put food into one's mouth and take it in one's stomach.
  2. drink; haveTo drink liquid.
  3. take; dose up withTo put medicine into one's mouth and swallow it.
  4. smoke; take; inhale; breathe in; sniffTo smoke a cigarette or take drugs.
  5. inhale; breathe inTo inhale gas.
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  1. bear; have; make up one's mind; decideTo bear a certain emotion or feeling.
  2. grow; become; turnTo become a certain age or increase in age.
  3. get; feelTo feel fear or shock.
  4. be scolded; be criticized; be bashedTo be criticized, scolded or rebuked by others.
  5. take; accept; get(slang) To take a bribe.
  6. take; getTo take and own profit or gain.
  7. suck in; take in; absorbTo absorb water or moisture.
  8. win; rank; get; score; achieve; takeTo take a certain position or grade, or gain a certain score.
  9. loseTo lose points in a sports game.
  10. score; get laid; fuck(slang) Have sexual intercourse with a woman.
  11. get beaten; get hit; get kickedTo be beaten by others.
  12. pocket; siphon offTo take the possessions or money of others in a wrongful way.
  13. be imposed with; receive; be sentenced toTo be subject to a restriction or measure.
  14. taste; have a taste of; take a taste of; experienceTo experience a certain life or culture.
  15. work; stay; be under; be inTo stay or work in a certain place.
  16. work well; be cut well; be sharpFor a tool with a blade to work well.
  17. be applied well; be starched well; be soaked wellTo permeate well or spread out evenly.
  18. be eatenFor an insect or germs to spread.
  19. be spent; be used; be poured; be investedFor money or an object to be spent or used.
  20. grow; become; turnTo grow older.
Other Words Spelled the Same (2)

먹따 · verb

  1. be deafTo become unable to hear sounds through one's ears.

먹따 · auxiliary verb

  1. An auxiliary verb used to imply that the current situation is not satisfactory by emphasizing an action in the preceding statement.

Examples from Lessons (3)

지수는 아이스크림을 먹고 싶어요?Would you like to have some ice cream, Jisu?Read the Lesson
아이스크림과 케이크를 같이 먹어.Eat the ice cream and cake together.Read the Lesson
카페에서 맛있는 케이크를 먹어요.They eat delicious cake at the cafe.Read the Lesson

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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