Word details
늙다
- Pronunciation
- 늑따
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Application
- 늙어 [늘거 ]
늙으니 [늘그니 ]
늙습니다 [늑씀니다 ]
늙고 [늘꼬 ]
늙지 [늑찌 ]
become old; age
To become very old.
be on the decline
For one's stamina, etc., to become weak after attaining its peak.
become overripe
For a plant to become overly ripe.
look older
To look older than one's real age.
miss the right time
To miss the right time to do a certain thing.
Proverbs
늙으면 눈물이 헤퍼진다
People tend to become wasteful with tears when they become older
People tend to feel grief even with a minor and trivial thing as they grow older.
늙으면 설움이 많다
People tend to feel sorrow more often and easily when they become older
People tend to feel sorrow more easily and often even with a minor and trivial thing as they grow older.
늙으면 아이 된다
People tend to become a child when when they become older
People tend to behave like a child, not like an adult, as they grow older.
늙을수록 느는 건 잔소리뿐이다
People tend to become more nitpicky when they become older
People tend to interfere in other's business or behavior more easily and often as they grow older.