Word details
먹다
- Pronunciation
- 먹따
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 3
- Derivative
- 먹이다, 먹이다, 먹히다
- Application
- 먹는 [멍는 ]
먹어 [머거 ]
먹으니 [머그니 ]
먹습니다 [먹씀니다 ]
eat; have; consume; take
To put food into one's mouth and take it in one's stomach.
drink; have
To drink liquid.
take; dose up with
To put medicine into one's mouth and swallow it.
smoke; take; inhale; breathe in; sniff
To smoke a cigarette or take drugs.
inhale; breathe in
To inhale gas.
bear; have; make up one's mind; decide
To bear a certain emotion or feeling.
grow; become; turn
To become a certain age or increase in age.
get; feel
To feel fear or shock.
be scolded; be criticized; be bashed
To be criticized, scolded or rebuked by others.
take; accept; get
(slang) To take a bribe.
take; get
To take and own profit or gain.
suck in; take in; absorb
To absorb water or moisture.
win; rank; get; score; achieve; take
To take a certain position or grade, or gain a certain score.
lose
To lose points in a sports game.
score; get laid; fuck
(slang) Have sexual intercourse with a woman.
get beaten; get hit; get kicked
To be beaten by others.
pocket; siphon off
To take the possessions or money of others in a wrongful way.
be imposed with; receive; be sentenced to
To be subject to a restriction or measure.
taste; have a taste of; take a taste of; experience
To experience a certain life or culture.
work; stay; be under; be in
To stay or work in a certain place.
work well; be cut well; be sharp
For a tool with a blade to work well.
be applied well; be starched well; be soaked well
To permeate well or spread out evenly.
be eaten
For an insect or germs to spread.
be spent; be used; be poured; be invested
For money or an object to be spent or used.
grow; become; turn
To grow older.
Idioms
먹고 들어가다
eat and go into
To start something with a strong advantage.
먹고 떨어지다
eat and fall off
To gain profit without effort.
eat and fall off
To secure a certain interest and stop participating in something or bothering someone.
Proverbs
먹고 죽은 귀신이 때깔도 곱다[좋다]
A ghost who dies after eating has color and charm
An expression used to stress the importance of eating.
먹는 개도 아니 때린다
You should not beat a dog while it is eating
It is advisable to not scold or rebuke someone when he/she is eating.
먹을 때는 개도 때리지 않는다
You should not beat a dog while it is eating
It is advisable not to scold or rebuke someone when he/she is eating.