The Korean word for to look is
보다
Translations for to look and their definitions
| 보다 | |
| 1. v. to see, look at | |
| 2. v. to look after (a baby, child, house, etc.) | |
| 아이-를 보다 - to look after a child | |
| 3. v. to watch (a film, TV, etc.) | |
| 영화-를 보다 - to watch a film | |
| 4. v. to read (a book, newspaper, etc.) | |
| 5. v. to examine (a document, patient, disorder, etc.) | |
| 6. v. to take (an examination) | |
| 7. v. to experience (a profit, loss, etc.) | |
| 8. v. to relieve oneself | |
| 9. v. to try something; requires a main verb with -아/어 suffix or use attributively with 적. | |
| 한번 생각해 볼게요. - I will consider it. (Literally, I will try thinking about it.) | |
| 한국-에 가 본 적-있어요? - Have you ever been to (South) Korea? | |
| 10. adv. more | |
| 보다 열심히 - more enthusiatically | |
| 11. adv. rather | |
| 12. part. than, rather than | |
| 지리산보다 한라산이 더 높다. - Mount Halla is taller than Mount Jiri. | |
| 어제보다 오늘이 손님이 더 많다. - There are more customers today than yesterday. |
| 보이다 | |
| 1. v. to be seen, to be shown | |
| 2. v. to show, to cause to see | |
| 3. v. to be visible |
| 향하다 | |
| 1. v. to go towards, to make for |
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