Korean

내려다보다

내려다보다
Meaning: to look down; to look down on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 내려다보다
Present 내려다본다
Polite 내려다봐요
Formal 내려다봅니다
Past 내려다봤다
Past + Polite 내려다봤어요
Guess + Polite 내려다보겠어요
Connective 내려다보고
Conditional 내려다보면
Volitional 내려다보자
Imperative 내려다봐라
Imperative + Polite 내려다보세요
Attributive 내려다보는 / 내려다본 / 내려다볼

Example sentences

You can look down at the entire city from the mountain peak.
높은 산에 올라 경치를 내려다보니 답답했던 가슴이 확 트이는 것 같다.
When I climbed a high mountain and looked down at the scenery, my stuffy chest felt completely open.
절벽 아래를 내려다보니 머리가 아찔아찔했다
Looking down the cliff, my head spun.
63 빌딩 전망대에서 서울 시내를 한눈에 내려다볼 수 있다.
You can look down at the city of Seoul from the 63 Building observatory.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically looking downwards or metaphorically looking down on someone.

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