방치해요 · 방치했어요 · 방치할 거예요 · 방치하세요
to leave alone, to neglect, to leave unattended
Example
고장 난 자전거가 몇 달째 길에 방치되어 있어요.
A broken bike has been left abandoned on the street for months.
Word parts
방 release+치 place
Literally 'put down and let go'.
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방치해요 · 방치했어요 · 방치할 거예요 · 방치하세요
to leave alone, to neglect, to leave unattended
Example
고장 난 자전거가 몇 달째 길에 방치되어 있어요.
A broken bike has been left abandoned on the street for months.
Word parts
Literally 'put down and let go'.