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pyeoda[펴다]Beginner · TOPIK I

open; spread out

Verb

  1. 1

    open; spread out

    To bend back and spread a folded or rolled object.

    Korean definition: 접히거나 말려 있는 것을 젖혀서 벌리다.

    • I unfolded the note he handed me and read it.

    • The aristocrats sat in the pavilion, folding and unfolding their fans as they admired the scenery.

  2. 2

    flatten; straighten

    For something folded or overlapped to be spread widely.

    Korean definition: 구김이나 주름 등을 없애서 반듯하게 하다.

    • My mother was ironing the wrinkles out of a shirt.

    • Fulling cloth with sticks was one way to smooth out wrinkles in fabric before irons existed.

  3. 3

    stretch; stand tall

    To straighten what is bent; or to spread what is hunched or shrunk.

    Korean definition: 굽은 것을 곧게 하다. 또는 움츠리거나 오므라든 것을 벌리다.

    • We spread our hands wide and clapped loudly.

    • Gazing at the vast sea, he threw out his chest.

  4. 4

    argue freely

    To freely express or argue one’s thought, opinion, feeling, etc.

    Korean definition: 생각이나 의견, 감정 등을 자유롭게 표현하거나 주장하다.

    • Jisu decided to study in the US to pursue her grand dream.

    • At the time, because of police surveillance, they were not in a position to freely express their views.