Korean Words with Many Meanings

거두다

geoduda

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Gathering in what has ripened or spread — harvesting crops, collecting things, achieving results, and taking in or withdrawing.

Sense	Example
harvest / reap (crops)	가을에 벼를 거둬요. gaeure byeoreul geodwoyo. We harvest rice in autumn.
collect / gather (money, things)	회비를 거뒀어요. hoebireul geodwosseoyo. We collected the membership fees.
achieve / obtain (results, success)	큰 성공을 거뒀어요. keun seonggongeul geodwosseoyo. They achieved great success.
take in / take under one's care	버려진 강아지를 거뒀어요. beoryeojin gangajireul geodwosseoyo. I took in an abandoned puppy.
withdraw / take back (a word, hand)	그는 했던 말을 거뒀어요. geuneun haetdeon mareul geodwosseoyo. He took back what he had said.

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