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TOPIK 3verb

의지하다

uijihada

의지해요 · 의지했어요 · 의지할 거예요 · 의지하세요

to depend on, rely on, lean on

Example

힘들 때 가족에게 많이 의지했어요.

I relied on my family a lot when things were hard.

Word parts

의 rely지 support

Literally 'rely on a support'.

Good to know

Homonym warning: the noun 의지 also means 'willpower', a different word.