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우기다 meaning and pronunciation

ugida · insist; persist

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 69449
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 우기다, 우기어, 우기여Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    억지를 부려 자기의 의견이나 뜻을 고집스럽게 내세우다.

    English: insist; persist — To assert one's opinion or will in a persistent manner.

    Examples

    • 의견을 우기다.
    • 주장을 우기다.
    • 결백하다고 우기다.
    • 달라고 우기다.
    • 맞다고 우기다.
    • 끝까지 우기다.
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