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Verb
- 1
come up; rise; ascend
To move from a lower place to a higher one.
Korean definition: 낮은 곳에서 높은 곳으로 오다.
The lady from downstairs often comes up to our place.
When I came up to the mountaintop, there was a small hut where hikers could rest.
- 2
come up
To come toward a higher place against the current of water.
Korean definition: 흐름을 거슬러 위쪽으로 향하여 오다.
When we came up to the upper reaches of the river, the source of the pollution appeared.
The fish began to swim up against the river's current.
- 3
come to the capital; come to Seoul
To come to a central city like Seoul from a provincial area; to come to the central department from a department in a provincial area.
Korean definition: 지방에서 서울 등의 중앙으로 오다. 또는 지방 부서에서 중앙 부서로 오다.
My grandfather farmed in the countryside and then came up to Seoul in his forties.
Section Chief Kim, who worked at the Jeju branch, was transferred back up to the Seoul headquarters.
- 4
advance to
To move from a lower grade to a higher one in a school year, position, etc.
Korean definition: 학년이나 지위가 낮은 등급에서 높은 등급으로 옮아오다.
He worked hard and finally rose to the top of the world.
He, who had been an intern at our company, was specially hired and moved up to our department.