Korean

내려보다

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

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 내려보다
Present 내려본다
Polite 내려봐요
Formal 내려봅니다
Past 내려봤다
Past + Polite 내려봤어요
Guess + Polite 내려보겠어요
Connective 내려보고
Conditional 내려보면
Volitional 내려보자
Imperative 내려봐라
Imperative + Polite 내려보세요
Attributive 내려보는 / 내려본 / 내려볼

Example

She looked down at the street from the window.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally looking down from a high place, or figuratively looking down on someone with disdain.

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