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먹이다

Pronunciation
머기다
Part of speech
verb
Vocabulary level
intermediate
Derivative
먹다 02, 먹다 02, 먹다 02, 먹다 02, 먹다 02, 먹다 02
Application
먹이어 [머기어 / 머기여 ] (먹여 [머겨 ])
먹이니 [머기니 ]

make someone eat; feed

To put food into the mouth of someone or something and make him/her or it swallow it.

scare; frighten; shock

To make someone or something feel fear or shock.

starch; grease; oil; soak with

To make liquid, glue paste, etc. permeate.

bribe

(slang) To give a bribe.

beat; hit; kick; give a blow

To beat or kick someone.

breed; raise; keep; feed

To breed livestock.

Idioms

먹여 살리다

feed and save

To take care of someone so that he/she can survive.