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turn; spin

Verb

  1. 1

    turn; spin

    To make something move in a circle.

    Korean definition: 어떤 것을 원을 그리면서 움직이게 하다.

    • My mother turned the millstone to grind beans.

    • Minjun stopped turning the knob, hesitated, and closed the door again.

  2. 2

    operate; run

    To make something function.

    Korean definition: 제 기능을 하게 하다.

    • As soon as I got home, I ran the washing machine to do the laundry.

    • We forgot to run the camera, so we didn't film a single video.

  3. 3

    use

    To prepare or arrange money, goods, etc.

    Korean definition: 돈이나 물자 등을 마련하거나 대다.

    • The delivery date is approaching, but we have no goods to put to use, so we're in big trouble.

    • We decided to divert the money we had saved for a car toward buying a house.

  4. 4

    To talk in a roundabout manner in order that the listener does not feel bad.

    Korean definition: 듣는 사람이 기분 나쁘지 않도록 둘러 말하다.

    • Stop beating around the bush like that and just get to the point.

    • Mr. Park kept talking around the subject, as if he were about to bring up something difficult.