잠그다

jamgeuda · [잠그다]

lock · fasten · turn off · shut

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. lock; fastenTo lock or latch a door, etc., so that others cannot open it.
  2. turn offTo make water, gas, etc., stop running.
  3. fastenTo put on clothes and do up buttons.
  4. shutTo close one's mouth and say nothing.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

잠그다 · verb

  1. sink; submergeTo put something in a liquid or make it go down to the bottom of the liquid.
  2. invest; sinkTo put one's money into something for the future.

Examples from Lessons (1)

I'll turn it off right now and wait for you.

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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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