Korean Words with Many Meanings

펴다

pyeoda

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To open out something folded or bent, spreading it flat or wide.

Sense	Example
to unfold / open out (paper, cloth)	지도를 책상 위에 펴 놓았다. jidoreul chaeksang wie pyeo noatda. I spread the map out on the desk.
to straighten / stretch out (a bent part)	허리를 쭉 펴고 걸어라. heorireul jjuk pyeogo georeora. Straighten your back and walk.
to roll out / set up (bedding, a feast)	방에 이불을 펴고 누웠다. bange ibureul pyeogo nuwotda. I laid out the bedding and lay down in the room.
to unfold / carry out (a plan, policy, argument)	그는 자신의 주장을 당당히 폈다. geuneun jasinui jujangeul dangdanghi pyeotda. He laid out his argument confidently.
to relieve / get back on one's feet (in life)	이제야 살림살이가 좀 폈다. ijeya sallimsariga jom pyeotda. Only now has our household finally eased up a bit.

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