Korean word

바라보다

Pronunciation

Romanizationparaboda

Meaning

  • verblook at

Example

나는 밤하늘을 바라봤다.na neun pam ha neu reul pa ra bwat tta

I looked at the night sky.

Illustration for 바라보다 (look at)

More examples

창밖을 바라본다.chang ba kkeul pa ra bon da

I look out the window.

Core concept

The eyes stay directed at a chosen object, watching it carefully and sometimes with feeling or hope.

Common phrases

  • 창밖을 바라보다chang ba kkeul pa ra bo da

    look out the window

  • 풍경을 바라보다pung gyeong eul pa ra bo da

    look at the scenery

  • 사람을 바라보다sa ra meul pa ra bo da

    look at a person

Similar words

보다poda: Looking at something to notice, understand, or experience what it shows.
쳐다보다cheodaboda: Fixing the eyes on something for a while, sometimes in a way that feels rude.
지켜보다chikyeoboda: Watching someone or something over time with care and readiness to notice a change.

Definition in Korean

눈으로 대상을 향해 자세히 보고, 때로는 감정이나 바람을 담아 응시하는 동사.nu neu ro tae sang eul hyang hae cha se hi po go ttae ro neun kam jeong i na pa ra meul ta ma eung si ha neun tong sa

Word origin

No reliable word-part explanation is established here, so the verb's origin should be treated as uncertain rather than guessed.

Usage tips

  • The word can show warm or hopeful attention as well as close watching, so the feeling comes from the context rather than the verb alone.

Other meanings

  • stare atverb

Opposites

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