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들이다

deurida[드리다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

let someone in; allow someone in

Verb

  1. 1

    let someone in; allow someone in

    To have someone come inside.

    Korean definition: 사람을 안으로 들어오게 하다.

    • Father didn't let my brother, who had run away from home, into the house.

    • The president had his secretary call Manager Park from HR and let him into the president's office.

  2. 2

    let in

    To have a star, light, etc., reach a certain range.

    Korean definition: 볕이나 빛 등이 일정한 범위에 미치도록 하다.

    • To let a bit more sunlight in, you need to make the window bigger.

    • We put in a big window to let light into the second-floor attic.

  3. 3

    get; adopt

    To allow someone who is not one's family member to stay at one's place.

    Korean definition: 식구가 아닌 사람을 집에서 지내게 하다.

    • Mother finally decided to take in the child abandoned outside the gate.

    • Grandfather was so kindhearted that he took in Jisu and her mother, who had nowhere to go, and let them stay in the guest quarters.

  4. 4

    send

    To allow someone to become a new member of a group or organization.

    Korean definition: 모임이나 조직의 구성원이 되게 하다.

    • The professor made his student a member of the academic society so he could study.

    • The senior wanted to bring the pretty girl into his club as a new member.