위하다

wihada · [위하다]

do in favor of · do for the benefit of · value · take good care of

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. do in favor of; do for the benefit ofTo try to benefit or help someone or something.
  2. value; take good care of; esteemTo consider something or someone valuable.
  3. do for the sake ofTo try to realize a certain idea or goal.

Written Forms

위하다Hangul
爲하다Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

대박, 저런 리액션을 배우기 위해서No way, to learn reactions like that,Read the Lesson
팬들을 위한 시상식도 열린다고 하더라고.I heard that an awards ceremony for fans will be held as well.Read the Lesson
좋은 성적을 받기 위해 잠을 줄였거든요.That is because I cut back on sleep to get a good grade.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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