Korean word

배웅하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaeunghada

Meaning

  • verbsee off

Example

친구를 공항까지 배웅했어요.chin gu reul kong hang kka ji pae ung hae sseo yo

I saw my friend off to the airport.

Illustration for 배웅하다 (see off)

More examples

부모님을 집 앞까지 배웅했어요.pu mo ni meul chip ap kka ji pae ung hae sseo yo

I walked my parents as far as the front of the house and saw them off.

Core concept

A companion walks with a departing person to the departure point and says goodbye there.

Common phrases

  • 공항까지 배웅하다kong hang kka ji pae ung ha da

    see off to the airport

  • 집 앞까지 배웅하다chip ap kka ji pae ung ha da

    see off to the front of the house

Similar words

마중하다majunghada: Going to meet an arriving person and welcoming them at the expected place.
바래다주다paraedajuda: Escorting someone to a destination, usually home, so they do not travel there alone.
보내다ponaeda: Sending a person on their way to another place.
작별하다chakppyeolhada: Saying goodbye when people separate, especially in a formal situation.

Definition in Korean

떠나는 사람을 출발 지점까지 함께 가거나 그 자리에서 작별 인사를 하며 보내는 동작을 가리키는 동사tteo na neun sa ra meul chul bal chi jeom kka ji ham kke ka geo na keu cha ri e seo chak ppyeol in sa reul ha myeo po nae neun tong ja geul ka ri ki neun tong sa

Word origin

배웅 (baeung, "seeing someone off") + 하다 (hada, "to do") forms a verb meaning to perform the act of seeing a departing person off.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, this verb uses the farewell sense of see off, not the separate English sense of defeating or driving away an opponent.

Other meanings

  • send offverb

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