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곧

[ got ]
「부사」 Adverb
• immediately

Quickly without delay.

timerelative time
• soon; shortly

Before long.

timerelative time
• in other words; namely

That is to say; put differently.

media & communication
• none other than

Nothing less than.

comparison & relationuniversal
Type:
Native
Level:
Elementary

Synonyms

  • 곧바로
    –immediately; straight up; upright; straight; directly; at a short distance; close by
  • 곧장
    –straight; directly; soon after
  • 바로
    –straight; upright; honestly; truly; correctly; promptly; right away; right; just; the very

Derived words

  • 곧이곧대로
    –truly; honestly; at face value
  • 곧이듣다
    –be gullible; take someone's words at face value
  • 곧잘
    –quite well; frequently
  • 곧장
    –straight; directly; soon after

Neighboring words in the dictionary

고추고추장고춧가루고향고혈압곡절곤란곤란하다곧곧다곧바로곧이곧대로곧이듣다곧잘곧장곰곰장어
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