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TOPIK 5verb

매진하다

maejinhada

매진해요 · 매진했어요 · 매진할 거예요 · 매진하세요

to devote oneself to, to push forward with, to strive toward

Example

졸업 후에는 연구에만 매진할 계획이에요.

After graduation, I plan to devote myself entirely to research.

Word parts

매 stride진 advance

Literally 'stride forward' — pressing on toward a goal.

Good to know

Homonym alert: a different 매진 means 'sold out', as in 표가 매진되다 'tickets are sold out'.