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or more; and over

1.NounSino-Korean: 以上

  1. 1

    or more; and over

    A state in which something equals to or is larger or better than a certain point of reference in quantity or degree.

    Korean definition: 수량이나 정도가 일정한 기준을 포함하여 그보다 많거나 나은 것.

    • The school was far away, more than two hours from home.

    • Alcohol is usually sold only to people aged twenty or older, so teenagers can't buy it.

  2. 2

    A state in which something precedes or tops a certain point of reference in order or ranking.

    Korean definition: 순서나 위치가 일정한 기준보다 앞이거나 위인 것.

    • With that, we'll end today's class.

    • That concludes my questions.

  3. 3

    now that; since

    Since it has turned out that way.

    Korean definition: 이미 그렇게 된 바에는.

    • Now that I'd already been caught, there was no reason to lie any more.

    • My motto is that once you've started, you have to see it through to the end.

  4. 4

    the end

    A word used at the end of a document, lecture, etc., meaning the "end."

    Korean definition: 서류나 강연 등에 마지막에 써서 ‘끝’의 뜻을 나타내는 말.

    • Thank you for your hard work today. That's all.

    • Then let's conclude it that way. That's all.

2.NounSino-Korean: 異常

  1. 1

    abnormality

    The quality of being different from something normal.

    Korean definition: 정상적인 것과 다름.

    • I overdid my workout, and the very next day something went wrong with my body.

    • With heavy rain and heat waves alternating, crop damage from abnormal weather has become serious.

  2. 2

    uncommonness; extraordinariness; singularity

    The quality of being peculiar or extraordinary unlike something that one has known.

    Korean definition: 원래 알고 있던 것과 달리 별나거나 색다름.

    • My friend behaved abnormally, as if he had become a different person.

    • For my sister, who always has a smiling face, getting angry over something like this was clearly an unusual reaction.

  3. 3

    strangeness

    The quality of being not usual, and thus being doubtful.

    Korean definition: 보통과 달라 의심스러움.

    • His strange behavior, trembling hands and stammering, was enough to arouse suspicion.

    • The police looked into the man who showed strange signs and found out he was the culprit.