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TOPIK 4verb

뒤지다

dwijida

뒤져요 · 뒤졌어요 · 뒤질 거예요 · 뒤지세요

to fall behind, to lag; to rummage, to search through

Example

열쇠를 찾으려고 가방을 다 뒤졌어요.

I rummaged through my whole bag looking for my keys.

Word parts

Two homonyms: 'lag behind' and 'rummage' — context tells which.

Good to know

Careful: in rude slang 뒤지다 also means 'to die', so watch your context.