Korean Words with Many Meanings

보다

boda

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Taking something in with the eyes or the mind — and by extension trying, judging, or treating it.

Sense	Example
see / look at / watch	영화를 봤어요. yeonghwareul bwasseoyo. I watched a movie.
read (a book, newspaper)	신문을 보면서 커피를 마셔요. sinmuneul bomyeonseo keopireul masyeoyo. I drink coffee while reading the newspaper.
take (an exam / test)	내일 시험을 봐요. naeil siheomeul bwayo. I take the exam tomorrow.
look after / take care of	제가 아이를 볼게요. jega aireul bolgeyo. I'll look after the child.
try doing (after a verb stem + 아/어 보다)	이 음식을 한번 먹어 보세요. i eumsigeul hanbeon meogeo boseyo. Try eating this food once.
judge / regard as / consider	저는 그를 좋은 사람으로 봐요. jeoneun geureul joeun sarameuro bwayo. I regard him as a good person.

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