Word details
두다
- Pronunciation
- 두다
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 2
- Application
- 두어 [ ] (둬 [둬ː ])
두니 [ ]
put; place; lay
To put something in a certain place.
put; leave
To put something or someone in a certain situation or state.
leave
To leave or abandon something or someone without taking or bringing it or him/her.
put; add
To put extra ingredients into a dish.
put; stuff
To put cotton or feathers into a blanket or clothes.
have at; accommodate
To make a person stay.
set up; establish; encamp
To establish a military camp.
set up; establish
To establish a position, group or organization.
put value on; place value on; emphasis on; focus on
To treat something with emphasis and care.
have; bear
To have something such as a thought.
understand; consider
To understand someone's situation or circumstances in an open-minded manner.
belong to; be affiliated with
To have something as an official job or affiliation.
set
To set the goal or basis of a certain behavior.
put toward; let toward; leave toward
To let something face toward a certain direction.
keep; treasure; store
To store or keep something without using it.
set aside; leave
To postpone something without working on it.
have gap; space out
To have plenty of time or spatial gap between something.
take
For a certain situation to continue for a certain period.
hire; have
To employ and use a person.
have
To have someone as a family member, relative or friend.
talk about; discuss; think about; ponder over
To have something as the subject of a conversation or debate.
choose over
To deny the former and affirm or choose the latter.
play
To play the game of go or janggi, Korean chess, or to place or use their pieces.
place; set
To distance oneself from the world or people without having a close relationship.
leave
To leave something or someone in a certain state.
Idioms
두고 보다
leave and watch; wait and see
To have time and watch to see how things will go.
Proverbs
두었다가 국 끓여 먹겠다
leave something and make soup out of it later
(teasing) To save and hold something that should be used.