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[ got ]
「부사」 Adverb
• immediately
Quickly without delay.
time
relative time
• soon; shortly
Before long.
time
relative time
• in other words; namely
That is to say; put differently.
media & communication
• none other than
Nothing less than.
comparison & relation
universal
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
곡
곡절
곡창
곤
곤궁
곤란
곤란하다
곤욕
곧
곧다
곧바로
곧이곧대로
곧이듣다
곧잘
곧장
골
골동품
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