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목적하다 meaning and pronunciation

mokjeokhada · have a purpose

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 91165
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 목쩌카다Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어떤 것을 이루려고 하거나 나아갈 방향으로 삼다.

    English: have a purpose — To want to achieve something or take it as the direction one wants to head.

    Examples

    • 목적한 도착지.
    • 목적한 장소.
    • 개혁을 목적하다.
    • 돈을 목적하다.
    • 변화를 목적하다.
    • 우승을 목적하다.
Origin
目的하다
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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