Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 6

TOPIK 6verb

경주하다

gyeongjuhada

경주해요 · 경주했어요 · 경주할 거예요 · 경주하세요

to devote, to pour (effort or energy into)

Example

회사는 신제품 개발에 모든 노력을 경주했습니다.

The company devoted all its efforts to developing the new product.

Word parts

경 tilt주 pour

Literally 'tilt and pour' — pouring all your energy into one thing.

Good to know

Don't confuse with 경주 'race' (競走) or the city 경주; this one goes with 노력을.