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TOPIK 4verb

벗어나다

beoseonada [버서나다]

벗어나요 · 벗어났어요 · 벗어날 거예요 · 벗어나세요

to get out of, escape; to break free from; to deviate from

Example

주말에는 도시를 벗어나 시골에 가요.

On weekends, I get out of the city and go to the countryside.

Word parts

벗다 'to take off' + 나다 'to come out': shedding a place or situation.

Good to know

Takes 을/를: 위기를 벗어나다, 스트레스에서 벗어나다 (with 에서 is also common).