Action Verbs Flashcards
넘다/넘어가다
to cross, move on, go over
(Ex: 감히 넘졸 수 없는 그 라인)
빼놓다
To exclude, leave out, omit
기회가 되다
to have an opportunity, chance
구축하다
to build, construct
설치를 하다
To install, set up
찢다
to tear, rip
빼다
to remove, subtract, take out
정리하다
to organize, arrange
가위에 눌리다
to have a sleep paralysis nightmare
예지몽을 꾸다
To have a premonition
뒤흔들다
to shake violently, shake hard
째려보다
to glare at, look unkindly at
종 치다
to ring the bell
행동하다
to act, behave
성명하다
to sign one’s name
추구하다
to pursue, seek
정하다
to decide, determine
정착하다
to settle down
나아지다
to get better (from an illness)
늘다
to improve (in skill), to make progress
어리다
to be young
편안하다
to be comfortable, safe, at ease, peaceful, free from anxiety
깨닫다
to realize, to become aware
이용하다
to use, make use of
떠오르다
to rise up; to occur
(Ex: 풍선이 하늘로 떠올랐어요)
(Ex: 좋은 생각이 떠올랐다고 했어)
표현하다
To express, make known by saying
내다
to pay
먹어 치우다
to eat up, devour
치우다
to remove, clear away
없애다
To remove, get rid of, do away with
(Ex: 내일은 우리 낡은 가구를 없애자)
동감하다
to agree (with)
음미하다
to savor, enjoy, appreciate
마중 (나가다/나오다)
to go/come out to greet someone
새기다
engrave, carve
돌리다
to change, spin, turn
겹치다
to overlap, at the same time
(Ex: 우리 스케줄 겹치니까 못 가요)
재촉하다
To rush, hasten, urge someone to hurry up
늦잠을 자다
to sleep in, oversleep
취직하다
get a job, find employment
밤을 새우다
to stay up all night long
거절하다
to refuse, turn down
돈을 찾다
to withdraw money
식다
to cool down
멍때리다
To zone out, space out, be lost in thought
(Note: This is slang)
방문하다
to visit (a place)
제안하다
to suggest, propose, offer
외출하다
to go out for a while
낚다
To fool, trick
(Note: this is slang and is better translated to “i got you”)
(Ex: 낚았다/ 낚았지?)
고개(를) 들다
To cheer up, hold ones’ head up
(Note: this is slang)
(Lit: to raise your head, lift your head up)
시청하다
to watch, view
(Note: this is a formal word)
(Note: used when regarding tv, movies, videos, etc.)
썰 풀다
To tell a story
(Note: this is slang and can be more accurately translated to “spill the tea”)
세다
to count
불평하다
to complain, grumble about, whine
모욕하다
to insult
좀 쉬다
to take a break
손꼽다
to count on one’s fingers
밟다
to step on, tread on
따다
To open, unlock
(Ex: 물병을 따주세요)
말을 더듬다
to stutter, stammer
오해하다
to misunderstand
떨어지다
to fall, to drop
(Note: 떨어지다 can translate to “to drip” when used with liquids)
맡기다
To entrust, leave something to someone
두다
to put, place
꺼내두다
To take something out and put it aside
빌리다
to borrow
빌려주다
to lend something to someone
미루다
to postpone, delay
가만히 있다
to stay still
태워주다
to give someone a ride
들이다
to let in, pull in
오르다
to rise, go up
날다
to fly
날아오르다
to fly high, soar
만지다
to touch, feel
건드리다
to mess with, poke, touch
(Ex: 상처 건드라디마요!)
(Ex: 강아지 밥을 먹을 땐 안 건드려)
터지다
to explode, burst
삭제하다
to delete
확인(하다)
to confirm, to check (facts)
새치기하다
to cut in line
변명하다
to make an excuse
검색하다
to search, browse (the internet)
짐작하다
to guess
꼬시다
To flirt, hit on, sweet talk
마무리다
to finish, wrap up, complete
(Note: 마무리하다 implies that there is still something that needs to be finished)
(Ex: 숙제를 머무리할 걸…)
되감다
To rewind
빨리감다
To fast forward
지배하다
to control, rule, dominate
부채질하다
To fan, make wild by swinging
떠다니다
to hang in the air, drift, wander about, roam
숙이다
to bow, lower one’s head
깨물다
to bite
동문서답하다
To give an irrelevant answer, speak nonsense
(Lit: east,question,west,answer - a question from the east an answer from the west)
(Ex: 저녁 뭐 먹을래?
- 나 쇼핑 가고 싶어
- 무슨 소리야? 동문서답하지 말고 저녁 뭘 먹고 싶냐고)
번역하다
To translate
바람피우다
To cheat (on)
(Note: 바람피우는 사람들은 쓰레기)
공유하다
To share, distribute
(Note: 공유하다 is much more formal than 나누다 and could be more accurately be translated as “to distribute”)
바라보다
To gaze (at)
기권(하다)
(To) abstain, decline to answer, restrain
과소평가 하다
To underestimate
결심하다
To make a decision, decide
비난하다
To blame, accuse, criticize
여기다
To consider, think
(Ex: 영광으로 여겨야 해)
고집하다
To persist
쳐다보다
To stare, look at something
독학하다
To self study
비웃다
To laugh at, mock, sneer at
과식하다
To overeat, pig out
땡기다
To crave
(Note: this is slang)
받아치다
To receive and give back
(Ex: 국히 드물게 어떤 사람은 그의 서브를 받아칠 수 있어요)
챙기다
To try not to miss, keep in mind
(Ex: 1+1 잘 챙겨요)
망치다
To destroy, ruin, screw up
틀리다
To be wrong, incorrect
합류하다
To join, get involved
녹하하다
To record
(Note: 녹화하다 is used more like “record”, whereas 촬영하다 is used more like “shoot (a video, move,etc)”, and 찍다 is more like ”to take (a photo)”)
맞히다
To give a (correct) answer/guess
홍보하다
To promote, advertise
제외하다
To exclude
쩝쩝대다
To smack one’s lips
경고하다
To warn
마음먹다
To make up one’s mind
씨발라먹다
To remove the seeds and eat
뻔뻔하다
To be shameless, be unapologetic, have the nerve
집중하다
To focus, concentrate
