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TOPIK 5verb

웃돌다

utdolda [욷똘다]

웃돌아요 · 웃돌았어요 · 웃돌 거예요 · 웃도는 (+noun) (ㄹ drops)

to exceed, to be above (a figure or level)

Example

이번 달 판매량은 예상을 웃돌았어요.

This month's sales came in above expectations.

Word parts

Built from 웃- 'over, above' plus 돌다; the opposite is 밑돌다.

Good to know

A news favorite for numbers: 기대를 웃돌다 = to beat expectations.