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TOPIK 5verb

겨누다

gyeonuda

겨눠요 · 겨눴어요 · 겨눌 거예요 · 겨누세요

to aim (a weapon) at, to point at

Example

사냥꾼이 사슴을 향해 총을 겨누었어요.

The hunter aimed his gun at the deer.

Good to know

겨누다 is mostly literal aiming of a gun or arrow; 겨냥하다 also covers figurative targets.