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TOPIK 5verb

보듬다

bodeumda [보듬따]

보듬어요 · 보듬었어요 · 보듬을 거예요 · 보듬으세요

to hold close, to embrace; to care for, to look after lovingly

Example

우리 사회가 어려운 이웃을 따뜻하게 보듬어야 해요.

Our society needs to warmly care for neighbors in need.

Word parts

Often figurative: lovingly embracing the vulnerable, as in 보듬어 안다 'to hug close'.