이바지해요 · 이바지했어요 · 이바지할 거예요 · 이바지하세요
to contribute, to serve (a cause)
Example
그는 평생 한국 문화 발전에 이바지했어요.
He contributed to the development of Korean culture all his life.
Word parts
Native Korean despite looking formal; a pure-Korean equivalent of 공헌하다.
Good to know
Pattern: N에 이바지하다; mostly heard in speeches, writing and news.
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