Korean-English Dictionary
Characters
Words
Vocabulary
English
›
Words
›
고대
고대
苦待
[ godae ]
「명사」 Noun
• eager waiting
The state of looking forward to something.
behaviour
neutral
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
苦 (고)
–
suffering, pain
待 (대)
–
to wait
Synonyms
기대
–
expectation
Derived words
학수고대
–
looking forward to; waiting eagerly for
Other meanings of the word 고대
1
ancient times, ancient era
Neighboring words in the dictionary
고
고것
고관
고관대작
고구마
고급
고기
고달프다
고대
고등어
고래
고르다
고름
고리
고마움
고만
고만큼
Content on this page provided by National Institute of Korean Language according to the Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike License.