늙다

Verb

1. 1

   become old; age

   To become very old.

   Korean definition: 나이가 많이 들다.

   • 저는 늙으신 부모님과 함께 살고 있습니다.

     I live with my elderly parents.

   • 키우던 고양이가 늙고 병들어 죽게 되었다.

     The cat I was raising grew old, got sick, and died.

2. 2

   be on the decline

   For one's stamina, etc., to become weak after attaining its peak.

   Korean definition: 기운 등이 한창때를 지나 쇠퇴하다.

   • 나도 늙었는지 예전만큼의 열정이 생기지 않는다.

     Maybe I've gotten old too, since I don't have as much passion as before.

   • 늙었다고 생각했을 때 불현듯 끝없는 혈기가 샘솟았다.

     Just when I thought I had grown old, an endless vigor suddenly welled up.

3. 3

   become overripe

   For a plant to become overly ripe.

   Korean definition: 식물이 지나치게 익은 상태가 되다.

   • 늙은 옥수수는 딱딱해서 못 먹는다.

     Overripe corn is too hard to eat.

   • 엄마가 늙은 호박으로 호박죽을 끓여 주셨다.

     Mom made pumpkin porridge for me with a fully ripened pumpkin.

4. 4

   look older

   To look older than one's real age.

   Korean definition: 보기에 나이가 실제 나이보다 많은 듯하다.

   • 못 보던 사이 친구는 많이 늙은 모습이다.

     In the time I hadn't seen him, my friend looked much older.

   • 민준이는 젊어서 고생을 많이 해 그런지 팍삭 늙었다.

     Perhaps because he went through a lot of hardship when young, Minjun has aged terribly.