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TOPIK 3verb

어기다

eogida

어겨요 · 어겼어요 · 어길 거예요 · 어기세요

to break (a rule, promise, law), to violate

Example

친구가 또 약속을 어겨서 화가 났어요.

I got angry because my friend broke a promise again.

Good to know

The opposite is 지키다: 약속을 지키다 'keep a promise' vs. 약속을 어기다 'break a promise.'