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TOPIK 6verb

지새우다

jisaeuda

지새워요 · 지새웠어요 · 지새울 거예요 · 지새우세요

to stay up all night

Example

시험 준비 때문에 어젯밤을 꼬박 지새웠어요.

I stayed up all last night preparing for the exam.

Word parts

Contains 새우다 'to stay up until dawn' — think of 날이 새다 'day breaks'.

Good to know

Almost always with 밤: 밤을 지새우다; the everyday version is 밤을 새우다.