Korean

쳐다보다

쳐다보다
Meaning: to look up at, to gaze at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 쳐다보다
Present 쳐다본다
Polite 쳐다봐요
Formal 쳐다봅니다
Past 쳐다봤다
Past + Polite 쳐다봤어요
Guess + Polite 쳐다보겠어요
Connective 쳐다보고
Conditional 쳐다보면
Volitional 쳐다보자
Imperative 쳐다봐라
Imperative + Polite 쳐다보세요
Attributive 쳐다보는 / 쳐다본 / 쳐다볼

Example sentences

The child was looking up at the airplane in the sky.
게가 모로 기어가는 모습을 아이가 신기하게 쳐다보았다.
The child watched curiously as the crab crawled sideways.
그는 자꾸만 나를 쳐다봤다.
He kept looking at me.
누군가 내 뒤통수를 쳐다보는 기분이 들었다.
I felt like someone was staring at the back of my head.
그는 나를 뚫어지게 쳐다보았다.
He stared at me intently.
그는 화가 나서 눈을 부릅뜨고 나를 쳐다보았다.
He opened his eyes wide in anger and glared at me.
옆자리 학생이 내 시험지를 힐끔 쳐다보는 것 같아 신경이 쓰였다.
It bothered me that the student next to me seemed to be glancing at my test paper.
그는 거울로 나를 힐끔힐끔 쳐다보았다.
He looked at me through the mirror out of the corner of his eye.
그는 의자를 빙그르르 돌려 나를 쳐다보았다.
He spun the chair around and looked at me.
그가 나를 흘깃 쳐다보았다
He glanced at me.

Usage Notes

쳐다보다 means to lift one's face and look at something, often something above or directly in front. It can imply staring or gazing intently.

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