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neomgida[넘기다]Intermediate · TOPIK IIBody movements

pass; miss; exceed

Verb

  1. 1

    pass; miss; exceed

    To go beyond a certain time, period, range, etc.

    Korean definition: 일정한 시간, 시기, 범위 등을 벗어나게 하다.

    • I wrote the manuscript in a hurry so as not to miss the deadline.

    • Minjun got married well past thirty, when he was nearly forty.

  2. 2

    pass; go through

    To go through difficulties and let them pass by.

    Korean definition: 어려움을 겪어서 지나게 하다.

    • Thanks to the employees pulling together, the company was able to get through the crisis.

    • When my younger brother was little, he was in a car accident and pulled through a near-death crisis.

  3. 3

    spill

    To fill up a certain space with something to such an extent that some of the original thing is left out.

    Korean definition: 어떤 공간 안에 가득 채워서 나머지가 밖으로 나오게 하다.

    • Don't let precious water overflow; turn it off when the bucket is full.

    • When cooking rice in a pot, you have to control the heat well so it doesn't boil over.

  4. 4

    turn over a page; leaf through

    To turn over a sheet of paper or the page of a book.

    Korean definition: 종이나 책장 등을 젖히다.

    • As soon as I turned one page of the book, I started dozing off.

    • While idly flipping through the book, I found some doodles I had written long ago.