Korean word

대비하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtaebihada

Meaning

  • verbprepare for

Example

시험에 대비하려면 일찍 공부해야 해요.si heo me tae bi ha ryeo myeon il jjik kong bu hae ya hae yo

To prepare for the exam, you have to study early.

Illustration for 대비하다 (prepare for)

More examples

회사가 홍수에 대비해 비상연락망을 점검했다.hoe sa ga hong su e tae bi hae pi sang yeol lang mang eul cheom geom haet tta

The company checked its emergency contact list in preparation for flooding.

Core concept

Building a practical response before a future situation arrives.

Common phrases

  • 위기 상황에 대비하다wi gi sang hwang e tae bi ha da

    prepare for a crisis situation

  • 사전에 대비해 두다sa jeo ne tae bi hae tu da

    prepare in advance

  • 예상 문제에 대비하다ye sang mun je e tae bi ha da

    prepare for expected problems

Similar words

준비하다chunbihada: To make a plan and put the needed things in place before a task or event.
챙기다chaenggida: To make sure needed people or things are ready and not forgotten.
마련하다maryeonhada: To secure and arrange the people, places, or things needed for a purpose.
갖추다katchuda: To have all the equipment, conditions, or skills needed for something to work well.

Definition in Korean

앞으로 일어날 일에 맞추어 물자나 계획을 마련하고 조치하는 동사a peu ro i reo nal i re mat chu eo mul ja na kye hoe geul ma ryeon ha go cho chi ha neun tong sa

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation combines the ideas of meeting an upcoming situation and being equipped for it, then forms a verb meaning to prepare in advance.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful in TOPIK passages about safety, plans, or public policy because it focuses on readiness for a situation rather than simple preparation in general.

Other meanings

  • take measuresverb
  • contrastverb

Opposites

  • 방심하다pangsimhadalet one's guard downverb

Related words

  • 대비책taebichaekcontingency plannoun
  • 대비태세taebitaesestate of readinessnoun

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