Korean word

내버리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaebeorida

Meaning

  • verbthrow away

Example

쓰레기를 내버렸어.sseu re gi reul nae beo ryeo sseo

I threw away the trash.

Illustration for 내버리다 (throw away)

More examples

길에서 만난 강아지를 내버릴 수는 없어.ki re seo man nan kang a ji reul nae beo ril ssu neun eop sseo

I cannot abandon the puppy I met on the street.

Core concept

Something is cast aside completely, with no intention of caring about it again.

Common phrases

  • 쓰레기를 내버리다sseu re gi reul nae beo ri da

    throw away the trash

  • 반려동물을 내버리다pal lyeo dong mu reul nae beo ri da

    abandon a pet

  • 아이를 내버리다a i reul nae beo ri da

    abandon a child

Similar words

버리다peorida: Discard an object because it is no longer wanted or needed.
포기하다pogihada: Stop pursuing a plan, hope, or goal.
버려두다peoryeoduda: Leave something as it is without putting it away or attending to it.
던져버리다teonjeobeorida: Throw something so that it flies away and cannot be kept.

Definition in Korean

어떤 물건이나 생각을 완전히 포기하고 신경 쓰지 않도록 버리다eo tteon mul geo ni na saeng ga geul wan jeon hi po gi ha go sin gyeong sseu ji an to rok peo ri da

Word origin

내버리다 (naebeorida, "to throw away completely") joins 내 (nae, "out") and 버리다 (beorida, "to discard") to express sending something away and no longer looking after it.

Usage tips

  • In figurative uses, the word can describe dropping a duty or concern as well as discarding an object, so the context shows whether the loss is physical or more abstract.

Other meanings

  • abandonverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 내버려두다naebeoryeodudaleave unattendedverb
  • 내버려지다naebeoryeojidabe abandonedverb
  • 내버림naebeorimabandonmentnoun

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