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상상하다 meaning and pronunciation

sangsanghada · imagine

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 62347
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 상ː상하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    실제로 없는 것이나 경험하지 않은 것을 머릿속으로 그려 보다.

    English: imagine — To picture something in mind that does not exist or one has never experienced.

    Examples

    • 과거를 상상하다.
    • 낙원을 상상하다.
    • 만일의 상황을 상상하다.
    • 미래를 상상하다.
    • 미지의 세계를 상상하다.
    • 소설 속 주인공을 상상하다.
Origin
想像하다
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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