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젖다

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동사 · verb고유어 · native Korean word

Meaning

  1. 1.

    get wet — To become wet by absorbing liquid.

  2. 2.

    be gripped — To become accustomed after being repeatedly influenced by something.

    주로 좋지 않은 관습에 익숙해진 경우에 쓴다.

  3. 3.

    be lost — To be engrossed in certain emotions or thoughts.

  4. 4.

    be familiar — To become familiar with something after listening to it frequently.

    주로 '귀에 젖다'로 쓴다.

  5. 5.

    be steeped — (figurative) For the sky to turn into a certain hue.

  6. 6.

    be teary — For tears to well up in the eyes.

    주로 '눈이 젖다'로 쓴다.

  7. 7.

    be sad; be touched — For a voice to sound sad or touched.

    주로 '목소리가 젖다'로 쓴다.

Conjugations

젖어젖으니젖는젖어요젖었어젖었어요젖었습니다