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urgent

AdjectiveSino-Korean: 急 하다

  1. 1

    urgent

    Having to do something quickly.

    Korean definition: 사정이나 형편이 빨리 처리해야 할 상태에 있다.

    • A note was left on Jisu's desk saying she was away briefly on urgent business.

    • Seunggyu urgently needs to come up with his tuition, so he is looking into a bank loan.

  2. 2

    hurried

    Very quick and in a hurry without time to spare.

    Korean definition: 시간적 여유 없이 일을 서둘러 매우 빠르다.

    • Seunggyu was late, so he ran up the stairs in a hurry.

    • Jisu always has the habit of hurriedly doing her homework before class starts.

  3. 3

    impatient

    Not able to bear or wait for something.

    Korean definition: 마음이 참거나 기다릴 수 없는 상태에 있다.

    • Yumin is impatient by nature, so she makes a lot of mistakes when she works.

    • With the deadline approaching, Jisu grew impatient and couldn't focus on her work even more.

  4. 4

    serious

    Critically ill.

    Korean definition: 병의 상태가 심각하다.

    • Due to the building collapse, the emergency room was overflowing with critical patients.

    • My father called me in an urgent voice to tell me that my grandfather's condition was serious.